SABAT MOTORS LIMITED vs. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SERIOUS FRAUD OFFICE [2000]DLSC6586

Date	2000-01-26
Suit No.	CIVIL MOTION NO. 32/99
Citation No.	[2000]DLSC6586

WIREDU J.S.C. (PRESIDING)

KPEGAH J.S.C.

ADJABENG J.S.C.

ACQUAH J.S.C.

AKUFFO J.S.C.

MR. NUTSUKPUI WITH MR. AGBESI AND MRS. MONICA EVANS-QUAYSON FOR APPLICANTS.

MR. OFORI WITH MISS ABA OPOKU FOR RESPONDENT

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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
color:#00B0F0">SABAT MOTORS LIMITED<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif;">(</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">APPLICANTS<b>)<o:p></o:p></b></span></i></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
color:#00B0F0">THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SERIOUS FRAUD OFFICE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%;
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115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%;
tab-stops:113.25pt center 3.25in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">[SUPREME COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">CIVIL
MOTION NO. 32/99&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">DATE<b>: </b>26TH JANUARY, 2000<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>

</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">COUNSEL:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">MR. NUTSUKPUI WITH MR. AGBESI AND
MRS. MONICA EVANS-QUAYSON FOR APPLICANTS. <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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RESPONDENT. <o:p></o:p></span></p>

</div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">CORAM:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:115%;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:
solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span style="font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">WIREDU J.S.C. (PRESIDING), KPEGAH J.S.C.,
ADJABENG J.S.C., ACQUAH J.S.C., AKUFFO J.S.C.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

</div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></b></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">The
complaint of the Applicants in this case is that the “Consequential Orders”
made by the Accra Regional Tribunal in respect of the matter raised before it
for consideration under the Serious Fraud Act 1999 (Act 464) which has
culminated in the Tribunal’s Orders of 15th April, 1999 were ultra vires the
powers of the Tribunal. The Applicants contend that the Tribunal was required
under the law supra either to confirm the freezing of the Applicants assets or
refuse the confirmation and nothing more. We have carefully looked at the law
and we are of the view that the Applicants’ complaint is justified and
unanswerable. There is an apparent error of law on the face of the record and
we think the Applicants’ complaint that the Tribunal exceeded its jurisdiction
by making further Consequential Orders after it had confirmed the freezing of
the Applicants assets is right. These Consequential Orders therefore must not
be allowed to stand. By calling for evidence whether by affidavit or otherwise
support of the view the Tribunal took of the matter before it was in excess of
its jurisdiction. The resultant consequential orders following thereafter have
no legal justification. These further orders on the facts before the Tribunal
can be said to be “Speaking Orders” and are hereby set aside. To this extent
the Application succeeds and the Consequential Orders are hereby set aside.<o:p></o:p></span></p></span></main>