Smart Kanochuruka & Hellen Munyoro v Fresh & Frozen Distributors

[2013] ZWLC 414

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

3 September 2013

Citation

[2013] ZWLC 414

Judgment No.

LC/H/414/13

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Review

Bench

Presiding

Hove J

Full Bench

Hove J

Areas of Law

Labour lawCivil procedure

Keywords

review applicationfatal defectcompliance with rulesgrounds for review

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the review application is fatally defective for failure to state brief facts and grounds for review as required by Form LC 4","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Form LC 4 filed with blank spaces; failure to comply with court order"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the court has jurisdiction to hear the application","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Finding that no valid application exists"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

Appellants filed a review application but left blank the section of Form LC 4 requiring brief facts and grounds for review. Despite being ordered by President Ndewere on 21 February 2013 to file proper grounds by 27 February 2013, appellants failed to comply.

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