The court found that the appeal in Labour Dispute Appeal No. 39 of 2019 was based on an unauthentic, unsigned, unstamped, and undated award by the Labour Officer, which rendered the appeal a nullity. The subsequent forwarding of a signed award did not cure the defect, as it was not part of the original record of appeal. The applicant failed to establish any error apparent on the face of the record or discovery of new evidence to warrant review under Section 82 of the Civil Procedure Act and Order 46 of the Civil Procedure Rules. However, recognizing that the Industrial Court is the final appe…
Mbabazi v Entebbe Handling Services (Miscellaneous Application None of None) [2019] UGIC 8 (15 March 2019)
Court
Industrial Court of Uganda
Case number
Miscellaneous Application None of None
The Industrial Court denied an application to file a cross-appeal out of time, finding no sufficient reason for delay and that the proposed issues could be addressed in the reply.