Industrial Court reviews enforcement of arbitration and mediation awards

The trade disputes court this week held a symposium on the enforcement of arbitration awards, the main objective being the discussion on statutory provisions that deals with arbitration of disputes in the country and case law relating to enforcement of trade disputes awards with particular reference to arbitration awards.

Further they are seeking ways to harmonise processes and procedures, which parties and litigants could enforce and other trade disputes awards. Justice Basheer Waglay, who is the South African judge president of the Labour Appeal Court and Labour Court and judge of the High Court led the discussions on the arbitration and mediation awards with lessons from the South African labour courts.