Sun International Maslow Hotel v Rikhotso (JR234/21) [2025] ZALCJHB 168 (10 April 2025)

Sun International Maslow Hotel v Rikhotso (JR234/21) [2025] ZALCJHB 168 (10 April 2025)

The court found that the applicant made bona fide efforts to reconstruct the arbitration record and that the incapacity of its attorney was an unavoidable circumstance. Although the delay was excessive, both parties contributed to the failed reconstruction attempts. The applicant did not utilize the extension...

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Citation
[2025] ZALCJHB 168
Parties
Applicant: Sun International – Maslow Hotel; Respondent: Tebogo Rikhotso; Respondent: Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration; Respondent: Commissioner Muslowa Rapalalane N.O.
Court
Labour Court Johannesburg
Jurisdiction
South Africa
Judgment Date
10 April 2025
Case Number
JR234/21
Procedural Posture
Review Application / Application for Reinstatement of Lapsed Review
Outcome
Application for reinstatement of the main review application granted; no order as to costs.
Judges
P.H. Kirstein
Legal Topics
Condonation, Reinstatement of Review, Arbitration Record Reconstruction, Unfair Dismissal
Labour Law Civil Procedure Condonation Reinstatement of Review Arbitration Record Reconstruction Unfair Dismissal

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Parties

Sun International – Maslow Hotel

Applicant

Tebogo Rikhotso

Respondent

Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration

Respondent

Commissioner Muslowa Rapalalane N.O.

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Review Application / Application for Reinstatement of Lapsed Review

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the applicant has shown good cause for reinstatement of the lapsed review application.
  2. 2 Whether the delay in filing the arbitration record can be condoned.
  3. 3 Whether the failure to reconstruct the record and the attorney's incapacity should be imputed to the applicant.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the applicant made bona fide efforts to reconstruct the arbitration record and that the incapacity of its attorney was an unavoidable circumstance. Although the delay was excessive, both parties contributed to the failed reconstruction attempts. The applicant did not utilize the extension provisions in the Practice Manual, which weighed against it, but the overall circumstances, including the interests of justice and the applicant's prospects of success, justified reinstatement. The delay could not be solely imputed to the applicant, and the absence of a complete record should not bar the applicant from challenging the arbitration award. Accordingly, the application...

Court Disposition

Application for reinstatement of the main review application granted; no order as to costs.

Orders

  • The application for reinstatement of the main review application is granted.
  • There is no order as to costs.