Fidelity Cash Management Services (Pty) Ltd v Muvhango NO and Others (JR648/02) [2005] ZALC 68; (2005) 26 ILJ 876 (LC); [2005] 8 BLLR 783 (LC) (22 April 2005)

Fidelity Cash Management Services (Pty) Ltd v Muvhango NO and Others (JR648/02) [2005] ZALC 68; (2005) 26 ILJ 876 (LC); [2005] 8 BLLR 783 (LC) (22 April 2005)

The court found that the applicant failed to take proper steps to reconstruct the incomplete record, as required by established case law. The responsibility to initiate reconstruction lies with the reviewing party, and the applicant did not convene with the commissioner or other parties to attempt this. The court held that the absence of a complete record, without efforts to reconstruct, does not justify setting aside the arbitration award. On the merits, the available evidence supported the commissioner’s findings that the dismissal was substantively unfair and that the applicant had not proved dishonesty or other charges against the third respondent. The order of reinstatement was...

Citation
[2005] ZALC 68
Parties
Applicant: Fidelity Cash Management Services (Pty) Ltd; Respondent: Muvhango, SA NO; Respondent: The Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration; Respondent: SATAWU obo Rachosi, C
Court
Labour Court
Jurisdiction
South Africa
Judgment Date
22 April 2005
Case Number
JR648/02
Procedural Posture
Review Application / Judgment on Review of Arbitration Award
Outcome
Application to review the arbitration award is dismissed.
Judges
Stelzner AJ
Legal Topics
Review of Arbitration Award, Reconstruction of Record, Substantive Fairness, Procedural Fairness, Onus in Review, Reinstatement
Labour Law Civil Procedure Review of Arbitration Award Reconstruction of Record Substantive Fairness Procedural Fairness Onus in Review Reinstatement

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Parties

Fidelity Cash Management Services (Pty) Ltd

Applicant

Muvhango, SA NO

Respondent

The Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration

Respondent

SATAWU obo Rachosi, C

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Review Application / Judgment on Review of Arbitration Award

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the incomplete record of arbitration proceedings justifies setting aside the award.
  2. 2 Whether the applicant made sufficient efforts to reconstruct the record for review purposes.
  3. 3 Whether the arbitration award was substantively and procedurally fair based on the available evidence.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the applicant failed to take proper steps to reconstruct the incomplete record, as required by established case law. The responsibility to initiate reconstruction lies with the reviewing party, and the applicant did not convene with the commissioner or other parties to attempt this. The court held that the absence of a complete record, without efforts to reconstruct, does not justify setting aside the arbitration award. On the merits, the available evidence supported the commissioner’s findings that the dismissal was substantively unfair and that the applicant had not proved dishonesty or other charges against the third respondent. The order of reinstatement was...

Court Disposition

Application to review the arbitration award is dismissed.

Orders

  • The application to review the arbitration award of the first respondent is dismissed.
  • Applicant is ordered to pay the third respondent’s costs in relation to this application.