Kenya Aviation Workers Union v Bollore Africa Logistics Limited; Aviation and Airport Services Workers Union (K) (Interested Party) [2018] KEELRC 291 (KLR)
The bottom line
#Kenya's Employment Court corrected a clerical error in its judgment, confirming Bollore cannot negotiate a CBA without a valid recognition agreement.
What this practically means
#Executive summary
#Key legal issues
#Correction of a mistake on the face of the record
The court corrected the judgment's erroneous statement that there was no valid recognition agreement between the claimant and the respondent, substituting the correct finding that there was no valid recognition agreement between the respondent and the Interested Party
The claimant's application of 29th October 2018 drew the court's attention to the error in the judgment delivered on 28th September 2018. The court accepted that the paragraph misstated its own determination, struck out the erroneous paragraph and replaced it with the corrected declaration and injunction, preserving the substance of the original disposition.
Legal principles established
#- A court may correct a mistake on the face of the record to reflect its true determination, replacing the erroneous paragraph with the corrected text
Court orders
#- 1.The mistake on the face of the record in the judgment delivered on 28th September 2018 is corrected
- 2.The first paragraph of page 11 of the judgment is removed from the record and replaced with the corrected paragraph declaring that the respondent has no capacity to negotiate a CBA with the Interested Party as there is no valid recognition agreement between the respondent and the Interested Party
- 3.The injunction stopping the respondent from negotiating or registering any collective bargaining agreement with the Interested Party for as long as there is a valid recognition agreement between the claimant and the respondent is affirmed as corrected
- Jurisdiction invoked
- Inherent power to correct a mistake on the face of the record (slip rule); Employment and Labour Relations Court cause
Key timeline
#Practical implications
#Frequently asked questions
#Cite this brief
#Cite this brief
Caselaw, "Kenya Aviation Workers Union v Bollore Africa Logistics Limited; Aviation and Airport Services Workers Union (K) (Interested Party) [2018] KEELRC 291 (KLR)", Case Analysis (2018). Cause No. 2343 of 2017. Source: https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelrc/2018/291/eng@2018-12-20
Suggested citation format for research notes or client memos. Always verify the original judgment before relying on any point.