Richard Matthews v Craster International (Private) Limited

SC 151/2020

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Case Details

Court

Supreme Court

Date

10 November 2020

Citation

SC 151/2020

Neutral Citation

[2020] ZWSC 151

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

Gwaunza DCJ

Author

Gowora JA

Full Bench

Gwaunza DCJGowora JAGuvava JA

Areas of Law

Labour LawArbitration Law

Keywords

Arbitral AwardRegistrationEnforcementModel LawSeverability

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether an arbitral award under the Model Law must sound in money to be registrable.","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The award contained an unquantified leave component; the High Court refused registration on this basis."}
{"issue_text":"Whether the award is severable so that the monetary portions may be registered.","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The award had two monetary components and one unquantified component."}

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Facts of the Case

Background

Richard Matthews, former CEO of Craster International (Private) Limited, was terminated in 2009 after a change in company ownership. He obtained an arbitral award on 28 June 2012 for unpaid salary, severance, and cash in lieu of leave. He applied to register the award in the High Court, but the application was dismissed because the leave component was not quantified. He appealed to the Supreme Court.

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