Telecel Zimbabwe v G Mwendesi & Another

[2014] ZWLC 406

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

19 May 2014

Citation

[2014] ZWLC 406

Judgment No.

LC/H/406/14

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Review

Bench

Presiding

L Kudya

Full Bench

L Kudya

Areas of Law

Labour lawCivil procedure

Keywords

Rule 19(3)(a)default judgmentheads of argumentfailure to file

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether employees' failure to file heads within 14 days justified default judgment under Rule 19(3)(a)","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Employees received heads 13 Dec, failed to file until 27 Mar"}

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Facts of the Case

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The employer applied for default judgment under Rule 19(3)(a) after the employees' legal representatives failed to file heads of argument within the prescribed 14-day period. The employees received the employer's heads on 13 December but only filed their heads on 27 March 2014, well beyond the deadline.

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