Z ESSCWU v REGISTRAR OF LABOUR N O & 2 ORS

Key Issues

• {"issue_text":"Whether the applicant is barred for failure to file heads of argument in terms of the rules","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Applicant did not file heads of argument; applicant was barred 14 days after receiving notice of response"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the application should have been made on Form LC1","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Application was not made on Form LC1"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the applicant has exhausted remedies under section 48(3) of the Labour Act","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Applicant approached court directly without approaching Registrar first"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the applicant can approach the court for interim relief while barred in the main appeal","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Applicant is barred in main appeal for not filing heads of argument"}

Background