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Administrative-law [2025] LSCA 63

Moeketsi Mohlahatsa & Ano. V The Commander LDF & Ano. (C of A (CIV/REV) No. 39/2025)

Moeketsi Mohlahatsa & Ano. V The Commander LDF & Ano. (C of A (CIV/REV) No. 39/2025) [2025] LSCA 63 (7 November 2025)

Court
Court of Appeal
Case number
C of A (CIV/REV) No. 39/2025

The Court of Appeal held that delayed review was fatal to the gratuity claim but not to the pension claim, which was a continuing wrong. The matter was remitted.

  • Unreasonable-delay
  • Review-of-administrative-action
  • Continuing-cause-of-action
  • Gratuity-vs-pension-distinction
  • Prescription
  • Declaratory-relief
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Labour-law [2025] LSCA 30

Sents'o Ramochela V Vodacom Lesotho & One (C of A (CIV) 72/2022)

Sents'o Ramochela V Vodacom Lesotho & One (C of A (CIV) 72/2022) [2025] LSCA 30 (2 May 2025)

Court
Court of Appeal
Case number
C of A (CIV) 72/2022

Leave to appeal was refused because the Labour Appeal Court had already granted the relief sought and no reasonable prospects of success were shown.

  • Unfair-dismissal
  • Remittal
  • Review-of-arbitration
  • Leave-to-appeal
  • Legal-representation-authority
  • Labour-law
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Labour-law [2023] LSLAC 170

Revenue Services of Lesotho V Baile Dube & 7 Others (LC/42/2023)

Revenue Services of Lesotho V Baile Dube & 7 Others (LC/42/2023) [2023] LSLAC 170 (25 August 2023)

Court
Labour Appeal Court
Case number
LC/42/2023

The Labour Appeal Court held that a fairness challenge to an employment restructuring policy was an industrial relations dispute within Labour Court jurisdiction.

  • Jurisdiction
  • Industrial-relations
  • Restructuring-policy
  • Fairness-of-employment-policy
  • Labour-law
  • Employment-policy
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Labour-law [2022] LSHC 50

Tlali v Eighteenth Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church (CIV/APN/287/2021)

Tlali v Eighteenth Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church (CIV/APN/287/2021) [2022] LSHC 50 (9 August 2022)

Court
High Court
Case number
CIV/APN/287/2021

The High Court dismissed a judicial review over stopped salary payments, holding the applicant was bound by her founding affidavit admitting dismissal in 2017 and could not rely on new replying evidence.

  • Dismissal
  • Audi-alteram-partem
  • Salary-arrears
  • Employment-contract
  • Review-of-administrative-action
  • Judicial-review
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Civil-procedure [2022] LSCA 1

Khabele v Chairperson of the Disciplinary Hearing Committee ( C of A No. 12/2022)

Khabele v Chairperson of the Disciplinary Hearing Committee ( C of A No. 12/2022) [2022] LSCA 1 (3 June 2022)

Court
Court of Appeal
Case number
C of A No. 12/2022

The Court of Appeal of Lesotho stayed a Labour Appeal Court order pending appeal, finding arguable prospects of success and that hardship favoured the applicant.

  • Stay-of-execution
  • Leave-to-appeal
  • Disciplinary-proceedings
  • Jurisdiction
  • Civil-procedure
  • Labour-law
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Constitutional-law [2021] LSHC 9

Home Affairs Ex Workers v Principal Secretary Ministry of Home Affairs

Home Affairs Ex Workers v Principal Secretary Ministry of Home Affairs (CONSTITUTIONAL CASE 19 of 2020) [2021] LSHC 9 (11 February 2021)

Court
High Court
Case number
CONSTITUTIONAL CASE 19 of 2020

The High Court of Lesotho dismissed an urgent constitutional motion by former Home Affairs workers over expired fixed-term contracts, finding no constitutional basis or legitimate expectation.

  • Fixed-term-contracts
  • Legitimate-expectation
  • Unfair-dismissal
  • Jurisdiction
  • Right-to-property
  • Right-to-fair-hearing
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Administrative-law [2020] LSCA 3

Lesotho Public Service Staff Association v The Chief Magistrate - Northern Region (C of A (CIV) 63 of 2019)

Lesotho Public Service Staff Association v The Chief Magistrate - Northern Region (C of A (CIV) 63 of 2019) [2020] LSCA 3 (29 May 2020)

Court
Court of Appeal
Case number
C of A (CIV) 63 of 2019

Court of Appeal upheld dismissal of a review challenge to a judicial officer’s transfer and salary suspension, finding no standing and no pleaded review ground.

  • Judicial-review
  • Standing-(locus-standi)
  • Transfer-of-judicial-officers
  • Suspension-of-remuneration
  • Jurisdiction-of-judicial-service-commission
  • Standing
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Labour-law [2020] LSHC 11

Hoohlo v Lesotho Electricity Cooperation (CIV/APN 269 of 18)

Hoohlo v Lesotho Electricity Cooperation (CIV/APN 269 of 18) [2020] LSHC 11 (3 March 2020)

Court
High Court
Case number
CIV/APN 269 of 18

High Court held it lacked jurisdiction over a claim for terminal benefits arising from employment, finding the Labour Court and DDPR had exclusive statutory routes.

  • Jurisdiction-of-high-court
  • Exclusive-jurisdiction-of-labour-court
  • Labour-disputes-resolution
  • Terminal-benefits
  • Condonation-and-leave-applications
  • Labour-court-jurisdiction
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Administrative-law [2019] LSHC 59

Khotle v The Principal Sectretary- Ministry of Finance (CIV/APN 215 of 19)

Khotle v The Principal Sectretary- Ministry of Finance (CIV/APN 215 of 19) [2019] LSHC 59 (14 November 2019)

Court
High Court
Case number
CIV/APN 215 of 19

The High Court of Lesotho set aside a disciplinary dismissal after finding the employee had not clearly pleaded guilty and was denied a fair hearing.

  • Disciplinary-proceedings
  • Fair-hearing
  • Dismissal-from-employment
  • Procedural-irregularity
  • Administrative-law
  • Labour-law
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Labour-law [2019] LSCA 55

National University of Lesotho v Thabane (C of A (CIV) 67 of 2019)

National University of Lesotho v Thabane (C of A (CIV) 67 of 2019) [2019] LSCA 55 (1 November 2019)

Court
Court of Appeal
Case number
C of A (CIV) 67 of 2019

The Court of Appeal held the Labour Appeal Court was improperly constituted and lacked jurisdiction, set aside its order, and granted condonation for a late appeal.

  • Jurisdiction-of-labour-appeal-court
  • Proper-constitution-of-courts
  • Condonation-for-late-appeal
  • Review-of-administrative-action
  • Compliance-with-court-rules
  • Labour-law
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