This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the Labour Court handed down on 16 December 2016 whereby it upheld the appeal by the respondent and set aside the decision of the NEC Appeals Board for The Banking Undertaking (the NEC Appeals Board). The latter had set aside the decision of the Disciplinary Committee dismissing the appellant. More
This is an application for extension of time within which to apply for leave to appeal.After hearing submissions from both parties I reserved judgment More
The appellant is a former employer of the respondents. On 12 March 2012 the first respondent commenced employment with the appellant as a Human Resources Manager. The second respondent commenced employment with the appellant on 1 March 2012 as an Accounts Manager. The respondents signed written contracts of employment agreeing to serve a probationary period of three months. During that period the notice period for termination of employment was 24 hours. More
At the end of the hearing of this matter, we allowed the appeal with costs. An order as set out hereunder was issued:
1. The appeal be and is hereby allowed with costs.
2. The judgment of the court a quo is set aside and in its place the following is substituted:
(a) The application for summary judgment is dismissed.
(b) The second defendant is given unconditional leave to defend the plaintiff’s claim. More
On 21 June 2023, the appellant amongst other prospective candidates, successfully lodged his nomination papers as a presidential candidate before the Nomination Court. The first respondent became aware of the appellant’s nomination and acceptance of candidature through the social media. He took exception to the acceptance of the appellant’s candidature.
In a letter dated 22 June 2023 addressed to the Chief Elections Officer, the first respondent stated that the appellant had not been resident in his constituency and in the country for a continuous period of eighteen (18) months. He further stated that the appellant did not therefore meet the... More
