Portnet Holdings (Pvt) Ltd v Muchaneta Maliseni

HH 450-12

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Case Details

Court

Harare High Court

Date

3 September 2012

Citation

HH 450-12

Neutral Citation

[2012] ZWHH 450

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Application

Bench

Presiding

Mutema J

Full Bench

Mutema J

Areas of Law

Arbitration LawEmployment LawExchange Control Law

Keywords

Arbitral AwardPublic PolicyForeign CurrencyExchange ControlTerminal Benefits

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the applicant was given proper notice of the arbitration proceedings","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Notice was delivered to applicant's place of business; Applicant claims notice should have been served at legal practitioners' offices"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the arbitral award is contrary to public policy of Zimbabwe due to illegal foreign currency agreement","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Agreement concluded in January 2009 when foreign currency transactions required exchange control authority; Both parties were acting illegally"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The respondent was an employee of the applicant. On 30 January 2009 the parties concluded a mutual agreement to terminate the respondent's contract of employment, awarding her terminal benefits including a laptop, motor vehicle, and US$16 000. After partial payment of US$6 600, the dispute was referred to arbitration which resulted in an award ordering payment of the remaining US$9 400. The applicant sought to set aside this award.

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