Tag: mero motu

Unsuccessfully pursuing unfairness: Cannot deny dismissal

by GilesFiles | Apr 20, 2018 | 2018, Courts, H Rabkin-Naicker, Judges, Jurisdiction & powers, Labour Court, Labour Relations, Legal Practice, Res judicata (issue estoppel), Sectors, Topics | 0 |

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Cause of action: Court raising point of law

by GilesFiles | May 30, 2016 | 2015, Causes and defences, Contractual breach, Courts, General, High Court, High Court judges, Judges, Labour Relations, Topics, Words & phrases | 0 |

The High Court raised a point of law mero motu as it was entitled, if not obliged, to do. This is so because if it is “apparent on the papers, but the common approach of the parties proceeds on a wrong perception of what the...