Tendai Bonde v National Foods Limited & 2 Ors

[2021] ZWSC 11

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Case Details

Court

Supreme Court

Date

22 March 2021

Citation

[2021] ZWSC 11

Judgment No.

SC 11/21

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Application

Bench

Presiding

Guvava JA

Full Bench

Guvava JA

Areas of Law

Labour lawCivil procedure

Keywords

Leave to appealDefective notice of appealLabour CourtDismissal

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the applicant's notice of appeal was fatally defective for citing incorrect judgment date and incompetent relief","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Notice of appeal cited 13 March 2019 instead of correct date; relief sought was for condonation to file review"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the applicant's grounds of appeal raised questions of law as required","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Grounds attacked factual findings rather than legal errors"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The applicant, a former employee of National Foods Limited, sought leave to appeal to the Supreme Court against a Labour Court decision that dismissed his application for condonation to file a review application. The Labour Court had upheld a preliminary point that the applicant's appeal was improperly before it as he had not appeared before lower tribunals.

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