Wilfred Jaure v Women’s University in Africa

Key Issues

• {"issue_text":"Whether the preliminary point regarding the defective form of the notice of response has merit.","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Use of Form LC3 instead of Form LC2 by the respondent."}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the Disciplinary Authority lacked jurisdiction to conduct the hearing.","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Constitution of the Disciplinary Authority under Paragraph 8 of the NECWEI code."}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the disciplinary proceedings were grossly irregular due to lack of proper service of the hearing notice.","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Service of notice at applicant's home, receipt by wife, WhatsApp messages."}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the Disciplinary Authority was biased against the applicant.","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The same authority had previously dealt with the matter using the wrong procedure."}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the Disciplinary Authority failed to use peremptory forms prescribed by the code.","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The respondent's correspondence and forms used."}

Background