The Trustees for the Time Being of Zimbabwe Housing Projects Trust v Malcom. T. Murapa

LC/H/354/25

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

10 September 2025

Citation

LC/H/354/25

Neutral Citation

[2025] ZWLC 354

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Application

Bench

Presiding

Mrs Justice Makamure J

Author

JARAVANI J

Full Bench

Mrs Justice Makamure JMr Justice Jaravani J

Areas of Law

Labour LawCivil Procedure

Keywords

RescissionContemptArbitrationDefaultExecution

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the applicant is in contempt of court and therefore disentitled to the court's audience.","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Applicant's non-compliance with registered arbitral award; failure to seek interim relief."}
{"issue_text":"Whether a point in limine regarding contempt of court can be raised at any stage of proceedings.","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The point was raised during the physical hearing, not in the opposing papers."}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The applicant applied for rescission of a default judgment related to an application for condonation of late filing. The respondent opposed, raising that the applicant was in contempt of court for failing to comply with a registered arbitral award. The court found the applicant in contempt and struck the application off the roll.

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