[2012]DLHC5667 • April 25, 2012 • High Court
FRANCIS KORANTENG vs. CROCODILE MATCHETS (GH) LIMITED
The Plaintiff, Francis Koranteng, commenced action against the Defendant, Crocodile Matchets (GH) Limited, claiming damages for unlawful and unfair termination as Director and Managing Director, and for libelous statements affecting his reputation. During the proceedings, the Defendant obtained an Anton Piller Order to retrieve business records from the Plaintiff's possession, alleging unauthorized retention and dissemination of confidential information. The Plaintiff refused to comply with the order and allegedly sent threatening messages to potential witnesses.
read moreThe Plaintiff/Respondent herein commenced the current action on 1st December, 2009 by filing a writ of summons and statement of claim for the following reliefs: 1. Damages for: (i) His unlawful termination or removal as Director of Defendant Company; (ii) Unfair termination of his appointment as Managing Director of Defendant Company on 19th March 2009; (iii) The libelous expression on the “overall failure of confidence in your ability to lead back to profitability” which words circulated tend to lower the image of Plaintiff in the estimation of his peers, professional colleagues and the public by an imputation that presents him as incompetent, inefficient in spite of his distinguished career and which words are calculated to bring him into hatred, contempt or ridicule and so diminish the respect and confidence in which he is held. 2. Interest on the claims. 3. Costs. The Defendant/Applicant entered appearance on 18th January 2010 and went on to file its statement of def...