First Quantum Mining And Operations Limited v Zubao Harry Juma (Appeal No. 22/2025) (17 April 2026) – ZambiaLII

1. [Home](/) 2. [Judgments](/judgments/) 3. [Supreme Court of Zambia](/judgments/ZMSC/) 4. [2026](/judgments/ZMSC/2026/) # First Quantum Mining And Operations Limited v Zubao Harry Juma (Appeal No. 22/2025) [2026] ZMSC 10 (17 April 2026) [ Share this document on WhatsApp opens in new tab __](https://api.whatsapp.com/send?text=https://zambialii.org/akn/zm/judgment/zmsc/2026/10/eng@2026-04-17) [ Share this document on X opens in new tab __](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=https://zambialii.org/akn/zm/judgment/zmsc/2026/10/eng@2026-04-17) [ Share this document on Facebook opens in new tab __](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://zambialii.org/akn/zm/judgment/zmsc/2026/10/eng@2026-04-17) [ Share this document on LinkedIn opens in new tab __](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https://zambialii.org/akn/zm/judgment/zmsc/2026/10/eng@2026-04-17) [ Share this document by email __](mailto:?subject=Take a look at this document from ZambiaLII: First Quantum Mining And Operations Limited v …&body=https://zambialii.org/akn/zm/judgment/zmsc/2026/10/eng@2026-04-17) [ Download PDF (219.3 KB) ](/akn/zm/judgment/zmsc/2026/10/eng@2026-04-17/source) Report a problem __ * Share * [ Download PDF (219.3 KB) ](/akn/zm/judgment/zmsc/2026/10/eng@2026-04-17/source) * * * * * Report a problem __ ##### First Quantum Mining And Operations Limited v Zubao Harry Juma (Appeal No. 22/2025) [2026] ZMSC 10 (17 April 2026) Copy citation * __Document detail * __Related documents * __Citations 1 / - Citation First Quantum Mining And Operations Limited v Zubao Harry Juma (Appeal No. 22/2025) [2026] ZMSC 10 (17 April 2026) Copy Media Neutral Citation [2026] ZMSC 10 Copy Court [Supreme Court of Zambia](/judgments/ZMSC/) Case number Appeal No. 22/2025 Judges [Chisanga JS](/judgments/all/?judges=Chisanga%20JS), [Kaoma JS](/judgments/all/?judges=Kaoma%20JS), [Malila CJ](/judgments/all/?judges=Malila%20CJ) Judgment date 17 April 2026 Language English Summary Court erred in deciding unpleaded statutory claims; section 54(1)(c) applies to fixed‑term contracts, not summary dismissals. ###### Flynote * Employment law — Severance pay — Applicability of section 54(1)(c) to contracts of fixed duration — Severance not payable on summary dismissal for gross misconduct * Civil procedure — Pleadings and scope of relief — Court cannot decide unpleaded issues or grant relief not claimed — Right to be heard (Article 18) Read full summary __ ##### Ask AI Ask questions and understand this document faster using AI. __Ask AI * * * Skip to document content Summary Pages Search Court erred in deciding unpleaded statutory claims; section 54(1)(c) applies to fixed‑term contracts, not summary dismissals. ###### Flynote * Employment law — Severance pay — Applicability of section 54(1)(c) to contracts of fixed duration — Severance not payable on summary dismissal for gross misconduct * Civil procedure — Pleadings and scope of relief — Court cannot decide unpleaded issues or grant relief not claimed — Right to be heard (Article 18) **Loading PDF...** This document is 219.3 KB. Do you want to load it? Load document ##### Error loading PDF Try reloading the page or downloading the PDF. Reload page [Download PDF](/akn/zm/judgment/zmsc/2026/10/eng@2026-04-17/source.pdf) Error: #### __Related documents ▲ To the top >