MARK DOGOLI & 2 ORS. vs. ASHANTI GOLDFIELD COMPANY LTD.

SOWAH, J.A.: The defendant/appellant; hereinafter referred to as “defendant’ filed an appeal against the judgment of the trial High Court delivered on 21st October 2009. The judgment is at pages 92-98 of the record of appeal. The trial court held the plaintiff/respondent herein to be entitled to his claims for damages for wrongful and unlawful termination of employment and accordingly made awards in plaintiff's favour. Dissatisfied with the judgment, the defendant filed a Notice of appeal which was pursuant to a Motion on Notice for extension of time within which to appeal. The Notice of Appeal was filed on 27th August 2010 with four substantive grounds of appeal. Although neither lawyer in this appeal raised the issue of the competency nor otherwise of the Notice of appeal, it is obligatory for an appellate court in every appeal to ascertain that its jurisdiction has been properly invoked. The court has a duty whenever it is of the opinion that an appeal was filed out o...