MS SHERRY AYITEY vs. GIHOC DISTILLERIES CO. LTD

AKAMBA, JA. This is an appeal from the ruling of Ms Felicity Amoah, J., delivered on 17th April 2002 in which she granted partial leave to the defendant/appellant to amend his statement of defence and counterclaim. The gist of this matter is that the plaintiff/respondent (hereinafter referred as plaintiff) issued a writ of summons against the defendant/appellant company (hereinafter referred as the defendant) seeking among others, a declaration that the termination of her appointment as Managing Director by the defendant company was unfair/wrongful and alternatively that the said termination was in breach of plaintiff’s fundamental human rights and articles 23 and 191 of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana. The plaintiff also sought an order of injunction against the defendant and its agents, servants – Board of Directors etc from interfering with the performance of her functions as Managing Director of Defendant Company and the enjoyment of benefits attached to her office as Managi...