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This is an appeal against the decision of the respondent’s Appeals Committee made on 15 October 2012. More

This as an application for condonation for late noting of an appeal . It is opposed. [2]The applicant is a former employee of the respondent . He was dismissed from employment following disciplinary proceedings for ‘Carrying out any conduct which is inconsistent with the express or implied conditions of contract of employment’ in violation of the applicable code of conduct. The basis of the charge was that the applicant during the course of his duties as a Revenue Officer charged rent for certain goods and such rent was below the stipulated amount and therefore contrary to both legislation and the... More

The applicant approached this Honourable court on an urgent basis seeking the following relief; it is ordered that, i) First respondents bar and restaurant operating at number 71 Central Avenue, Harare be and is hereby declared an unlawful nuisance infringing on applicant’s rights. ii) that the first respondents license to operate a bar and restaurant operating at number 71 central avenue issued without following due process be and is hereby declared null and void. iii) That the second and third respondent be and are hereby directed to revoke the issued license upon the issuance of this order, and lastly. iv)... More

This is an appeal against the decision of the High Court (the court a quo) wherein it dismissed the appellant’s claim for an interdict against trademark infringement by the first respondent. More

This is an appeal against an arbitral award handed down by the Honourable M Mpango Arbitrator on the 23rd of February 2015. The operative part of the award reads as follows. More

This is an appeal against an award by an arbitrator. Before the merits of the appeal were argued, the respondent raised a point in limine. The respondent argued that the appellant had neither complied with the arbitral award nor applied for the suspension thereof pending the determination of the appeal. The respondent argued that an appeal against an arbitral award does not suspend its operation. It was submitted that under the circumstances, the appellant was not properly before the Court until it had purged its contempt. Mr Mugandiwa who appeared on behalf of the appellant argued that an appeal against... More

This matter came as an appeal against the arbitrator’s award which ordered the reinstatement of the Respondent to his former position at work without loss of benefits, alternatively that the Appellant company was to pay him damages in lieu of reinstatement if it was of the view that reinstatement was no longer possible. The basic ground of appeal which was cited by the Appellant company was couched in the following words: ”The arbitrator failed to observe principles of natural justice as he conspicuously displayed bias against the applicant as he made a decision without calling parties to appear before him”... More

This is an application for leave to appeal against the decision of this court that was handed down on 9 February 2019. This court ordered the Applicant to reinstate the Respondent to his former position without loss of salaries and benefits and if reinstatement was no longer possible the Applicant was to pay Respondent damages in lieu of reinstatement. More

This is an appeal against the decision of the arbitrator. The facts in this matter are common cause and can be summarised in the following manner. More

This is an appeal against an Arbitral Award. This appeal was set down for hearing on the 19th May, 2021. On this date, the appeal was postponed to the 27th May, 2021 at the Court’s instance after the Court had observed that, the matter that gave rise to the arbitral award was a matter which had been dealt with and determined in terms of the Labour (National Employment Code of Conduct) Regulations, Statutory Instrument 15 of 2006 (THE NATIONAL CODE). This position was accepted by both parties. More

This is an application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court against a judgment of this court. This court in Judgment No LC/H/111/2013 ruled that the operation of an award by an arbitrator must be suspended pending the determination of an appeal against it. This is provided for in section 92E(2)and(3) of The Labour Act Chapter 28:01 (The Act). More

This is an application for leave to appeal against the decision of this Court that was handed down on 3 July 2020. In its judgment this Court ordered the Applicant to pay Respondent damages in the sum of US$10 328-00. The Respondent has raised the following point in limine. (i) That the application is improperly before this Court because Applicant has cited itself as Innscor Africa Limited t/a Bakers Inn Bakeries instead of Innscor Africa Bread (Pvt) Limited as appears from the judgment under case LC/H/145/20. It is the Respondent’s argument that the applicant is improperly before this court because... More

This is an appeal at the instance of the appellant employer against a decision of the arbitrator who set aside the respondent employer’s dismissal penalty in a case where the respondent had been found guilty of conduct inconsistent with the fulfilment of his contract, theft or fraud and wilful disobedience to a lawful order in contravention of the Model Code. More

On 5 March 2009 the plaintiff herein instituted proceedings against the three defendants, jointly and severally, the one paying the others to be absolved for the payment of an amount of US$ 30 306.13, interest at the prescribed rate and costs of suit. The defendants all entered appearance to defend and filed a joint plea. In due course the matter was referred to a pre-trial conference before a judge in chambers and it was thereafter referred to trial. A joint pre-trial conference was filed by the parties which encompassed the issues for trial as well as the admissions made. When... More

The present appeal was noted against the arbitral award handed down on 27 September 2010. More