FOSHAN OCEANLAND CERAMICS CO. LTD vs. PATIENCE OWUSU ADJEI & 20RS

JUDGMENT 1 Background The suit is interpleader proceedings arising from an earlier suit Foshan Oceanland Ceramics Co. Ltd v Edland Tech (Gh) Ltd before this court.1 The reliefs Plaintiff sought in that suit were upheld. Seeking to execute the judgment against defendant Edland Tech (Gh) Ltd, Plaintiff realised that the judgment debtor was no longer in good business, as its offices has been taken over by tenants. Upon application, the court, pursuant to the Companies Act, 2019 (Act 992) s.147 and 148(1)(a) pierced and lifted the veil of the corporate personality of the defendant debtor, which enabled the plaintiff to attach the directors of the judgment debtor company Edland Tech (Gh) Ltd including Edward August Gbeblewu (EAG) personally with liabilities and responsibilities of the defendant judgment debtor company, Edland Tech (Gh) Ltd. Upon discovery that Edward August Ggeblewu (EAG) a director of the judgment debtor company Edland Tech (Gh) Ltd is the lessor of an ‘Unnumbered C.....