• Composition Of the Court
• Sources of Law for the court
• Jurisdiction
• Remedies
• Representation
• Appeals
• Where to start proceedings in the court
• Cases determined by the court

Established under Section 110 (2) of the Malawi Republic Constitution, the Industrial Relations Court has got original jurisdiction over Labour disputes and such other issues relating to employment. (See Section 110 (2) of the Constitution).  

Section 64 of the Labour Relations Act further provides that the Industrial Relations Court shall have original jurisdiction to hear and determine all labour disputes and disputes assigned to it under this act or any other written law.