Paramount Advanced Technologies (Pty) Ltd v Barrier and Others (JR 2561/2017) [2020] ZALCJHB 176 (10 June 2020)

Paramount Advanced Technologies (Pty) Ltd v Barrier and Others (JR 2561/2017) [2020] ZALCJHB 176 (10 June 2020)

The court found that the application for leave to appeal raised important and novel questions of law and that there was a legitimate dispute on the law requiring appellate consideration. The applicant for leave to appeal satisfied the threshold of reasonable prospects of success and the existence of a compelling reason for the appeal to be heard. Accordingly, leave to appeal was granted. The court further determined that no order as to costs was appropriate in the circumstances.

Citation
[2020] ZALCJHB 176
Parties
Applicant: Paramount Advanced Technologies (Pty) Ltd; Respondent: Patrick Alain Hendri Barrier; Respondent: Mmershan Naidoo N.O; Respondent: The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration
Court
Labour Court Johannesburg
Jurisdiction
South Africa
Judgment Date
10 June 2020
Case Number
JR 2561/2017
Procedural Posture
Leave to Appeal / Application for Leave to Appeal Following Judgment
Outcome
Leave to appeal granted; no order as to costs.
Judges
C Prinsloo
Legal Topics
Leave to Appeal, Reasonable Prospects of Success, Novel Point of Law, Costs Order
Labour Law Leave to Appeal Reasonable Prospects of Success Novel Point of Law Costs Order

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Parties

Paramount Advanced Technologies (Pty) Ltd

Applicant

Patrick Alain Hendri Barrier

Respondent

Mmershan Naidoo N.O

Respondent

The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Leave to Appeal / Application for Leave to Appeal Following Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the applicant for leave to appeal has demonstrated reasonable prospects of success on appeal.
  2. 2 Whether there is a compelling reason for the appeal to be heard, including a novel point of law.
  3. 3 Whether a costs order should be made.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the application for leave to appeal raised important and novel questions of law and that there was a legitimate dispute on the law requiring appellate consideration. The applicant for leave to appeal satisfied the threshold of reasonable prospects of success and the existence of a compelling reason for the appeal to be heard. Accordingly, leave to appeal was granted. The court further determined that no order as to costs was appropriate in the circumstances.

Court Disposition

Leave to appeal granted; no order as to costs.

Orders

  • Leave to appeal is granted.
  • There is no order as to costs.