The appellant instituted an action against the respondent in the High Court seeking
compensation for unfair dismissal which the respondent denied. When the case was
first called for hearing the respondent applied for an adjournment. On the matter
further being set down for hearing the respondent and their lawyer did not show up,
no reasons having been given for the non-attendance. The Court then proceeded to
hear the appellant’s case. Nonetheless the Court found the appellant’s case to be illconceived and without merit and dismissed it in its entirety with costs. 