This matter was brought to me in terms of Rules 34 of the Labour Court Rules, 2017.
This is an application which is titled as follows:
“Take note that I make this application in terms of the Labour Act 17 Section 92 C (i) (a) (b) ( ) with the heading which say Rescission or Alteration by Labour Court of its Own Decisions)” More
This is an appeal against an arbitral award issued on 28 October 2010 in the following terms;
“That the claimant be paid damages of 3 years using the salary rate obtaining when he was unfairly dismissed.”
The appellant was employed by the respondent as a Senior Designated Agent until June 2007 when he was dismissed. More
In case number LC/H/1249/24, Applicant made an application for condonation which was struck off the roll by the Court on 27 January 2025. The operating part of the Order rendered by the Court read:
“1. The application for condonation is hereby struck off the roll by reason of non- compliance with the Rules, that is, failure to attach the requisite draft application, judgments sought to be appealed against.” More
This is a purported application for condonation for late noting an application for review. It is opposed. I say “purported” for the following reason.
This Court in Judgment Number LC/H/144/22 handed down on 3rd June 2022 determined a matter between the parties. The applicant has not appealed that judgment to the Supreme
Court. Instead he has approached this Court for “review”. The application is opposed with counsel for the respondent arguing that not only does the Court lack jurisdiction to review its own judgment, but the application is frivolous and vexatious. More
The Applicant seeks to evict the first respondent from a piece of land he was allocated in 2012 by way of an offer letter from the second respondent dated 24 September 2012. More
On the 13th of March the parties were in court on an appeal by the applicant. The respondent raised a preliminary point to the effect that the right to appeal was prescribed as has been decided in Patrick Munjovha v Delta Beverages (Pvt) Ltd SC 64/21. The appellant conceded the point and the appeal was struck off. (In hindsight it should have been dismissed. The order was uploaded the following day, the 14th. More
Eustaches Orphanides must be turning, if not rolling in his grave over the disputes that have sprouted after his death over his company, assets and over his will. He is at the very centre of the four consolidated matters before me in this opposed application. He is represented by his executor Thoukidides Demetriou. On the other side is Gilbert Tawanda Kaguru, a former business associate of Eustaches Orphanides. Eustaches died on 23 January 2021 and his estate was registered with the Master of the High Court under DR 463/21. More
This is an urgent application wherein applicant seeks the following interim relief:
Pending the confirmation of this provisional order, applicants be and are hereby granted the following relief:
3.1 The 1st and 2nd respondents be and are hereby directed not to proceed with the removal and eviction of applicant, claiming occupation through him and their goods from Plot number 11 of Black Waters Farm.
3.2 The notice of removal served upon the applicant on the 11th of April 2022 be and is hereby suspended.
3.3 In the event that at the time of granting this order, applicant, those claiming occupation... More
MUSAKWA J (in chambers, in terms of s 35 of the High Court Act): The National Prosecuting Authority filed a notice in terms of s 35 of the High Court Act [Chapter 7:06] to the effect that it does not support the appellant’s conviction and gave reasons for such concession. More
On 22 November 2024, this Court rendered judgment in which it dismissed Applicant’s application for review. Applicant is dissatisfied with that decision and intends to approach the Supreme Court for relief. This therefore is an application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court in terms of section 92 F (2) of the Labour Act, (Chapter 28:01) as read with Rule 43 of the Labour Court Rules, 2017. More
At the hearing of this matter counsel for the respondent raised two points in limine which are the subject of this judgment. The applicant is seeking condonation of late noting of appeal and the extension of time within which to note an appeal. The founding affidavit is deposed to by the applicant’s wife. She states that she was authorised by a power of attorney dated 25 February 2016. The points in limine are: More
Thirty one bags of sugar soured the relationship between the plaintiff and the defendant to such an extent that on 11 April 2007, the plaintiff issued summons against the defendant claiming delivery of the thirty one bags or alternatively, payment of the market value of the sugar as at the date of judgment, together with interest thereon at the prescribed rate from the date of the failed delivery to date of payment in full and costs of suit.
The facts leading to this suit are largely common cause. More
At the conclusion of the hearing of this matter, l delivered an ex temporae judgment. The applicant has requested for the reasons of the judgment. These are they.
The applicant approached this court seeking an order in the following terms:
“1. The respondent shall make available for inspection, by the Applicant’s legal practitioner in terms of Order 24 of the High Court Rules, the documents requested in the notice to produce documents for inspection filed under case No. H.C. 4372/15, within five days of the date of service of this order upon the Respondent.
2. The Respondent shall pay the... More
