THREE WAYS SAFARIS v SOLOMON CHUMA

JUDGMENT NO LC/MS/23/2016

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

22 March 2016

Citation

JUDGMENT NO LC/MS/23/2016

Neutral Citation

[2016] ZWLC 23

Judgment No.

LC/MS/23/2016

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

D L Hove J

Full Bench

D L Hove J

Areas of Law

Labour LawCivil Procedure

Keywords

Arbitrator decisionPoint of lawService of processHeads of argumentMisdirection on facts

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the preliminary objections to the appeal have merit","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Service of appeal documents, filing of heads of argument"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the grounds of appeal raise a point of law as required by section 98(10) of the Labour Act","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The stated ground of appeal challenges factual findings rather than legal principles"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The appellant appealed against an arbitrator's decision finding the respondent was dismissed in May 2015. The respondent raised preliminary objections regarding service and the nature of the appeal grounds. The court found the appeal was not properly before it as it raised factual issues rather than points of law.

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