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…attended the hearing on 16th September, 2020.…

…On re-examination, the witness stated that the claimant complained that the hearing notice was short but declined the offer to adjourn the hearing to enable him secure a colleague to attend the hearing and did not ask for…

…2nd May, 2018 for want of prosecution on the grounds of among others that the failure to attend Court by the Counsel was not deliberate and that the claimant had made several attempts through her advocate to set down for hearing…

…Counsel has deponed that he wrote severally to court asking for a mention to fix the suit for hearing but never received any response.…

…The Learned Deputy Registrar (Taxing master) erred in Law by not applying the rules of natural justice of fair hearing and that the same occasioned a grave injustice to the Appellants. vii.…

…Whether the Appellants were denied their Constitutional Right to a fair Hearing. 17.…

…The respondent and its counsel never attended the hearing and its application for reopening of the hearing before judgment was dismissed by the trial court. 9.…

…The respondent’s case was heard and the hearing closed. 12. Subsequently, the appellant applied for reopening of the hearing but the court dismissed it on 6th March 2024.…

…Summons issued and the respondents filed a response and the matter was allocated a hearing date for 20 may 2024 without the knowledge of the claimant.…

…On 19 March 2024 the claimant attended court to fix the matter for hearing but elected not to inform the respondents. A hearing date was allocated for 12 April 2024 and no notice issued.…

…Mention on  20th September, 2023 before the docket for directions on hearing and disposal.…

…Mention on 26th September, 2023 before the docket court for directions on hearing and disposal.…

…The Respondent averred that the Claimant was informed of the hearing on 1st April,2019 where the Respondent would listen to her representations and she was informed to be accompanied by another employee at the hearing.…

…The requirement is to ensure that an employee is reasonably given a hearing to be able to give his defence.…

…The same to be mentioned before the docket court on 20th September, 2023 for directions on hearing and disposal.…

…RW1 further stated that by a Hearing Notice dated 3rd June 2024, the claimant was invited to attend disciplinary hearing on 12th June 2024.…

…As regards the disciplinary hearing, it was submitted that the claimant is a stranger to the same since he was never served nor received any hearing notice.…

…Failure to attend disciplinary hearing 16. The Claimant, therefore, did not attend the hearing and on 30 October 2020, the 1st Respondent issued a termination letter. 17.…

…Failure to attend disciplinary hearing 30. The immediate cause for the summary dismissal of the Claimant was failure or refusal to attend a disciplinary hearing. 31.…

…She was suspended on 11.7.2016 and invited for disciplinary hearing. The Claimant however asked for more time as she had a criminal case hearing. The hearing took place on 2nd August ,2016 instead of 26th July,2016. 21.…

…He attended the disciplinary hearing and signed the minutes.…

…during the disciplinary hearing.…

…Fair hearing 9.…

…He avers in his affidavit that the continued hearing of this matter by this court would be a violation of his constitutional right to a fair hearing by an independent court and impartial court.…

…The continued hearing of this matter would be a violation of the respondent’s constitutional right to a fair hearing by an independent and impartial court.…

…He contented that there was no valid reason for the termination and he was not accorded any hearing. He further averred that the PIP was not statutory. 7.…

…An employer intending to dismiss an employee on account of poor performance, must accord the employee a fair hearing.…

…The Claimant confirmed that she attended a disciplinary hearing, received a summary dismissal letter and appealed but did not appear for the hearing.…

…the decision was invited to an appeal hearing but it was a no show.…

…Further proceedings/hearing on 10 December 2024.…

…Rule 13 allowed the appellants to respond to pleadings before the hearing could commence.…

…Determination The appellants contest that the trial court denied them the right to a hearing.…

…The claimant never attended the hearing but on the day of the hearing, the respondent received a letter form the claimant giving one-month resignation notice and indicating his last working day as 31st (sic) November 2023…

…In his testimony, he denied being aware of the disciplinary hearing and maintained that he was never served with any notice of the hearing.…