Trymore Mabwe v City Parking

Key Issues

• {"issue_text":"Whether the applicant should be granted condonation for late filing of the appeal","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The delay of three weeks, explanation of financial constraints, prospects of success"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the negotiating committee erred in shifting the onus of proof to the applicant","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"The applicant's claim that he was made to prove intention to permanently deprive"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether there was proof on a balance of probabilities that the applicant committed the offence","issue_type":"fact","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"The $2.00 shortfall and eight-day delay in reimbursement"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the penalty of dismissal was grossly unreasonable","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"The previous absenteeism warning and nature of the offence"}

Background