ACCRA HEARTS OF OAK SPORTING CLUB LTD vs. QUARTEY [2001]DLCA1153

Date	2001-04-05
Suit No.
Citation No.	[2001]DLCA1153

BENIN JA

ADINYIRA JA

AMONOO-MONNEY JA

ERNEST THOMPSON FOR THE FIRST DEFENDANT-APPLICANT-APPELLANT.

KWAKU BRAM-LARBI FOR THE SECOND-DEFENDANT-APPELLANTS.

NUTIFAFA KUENYEHIA FOR THE PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT-RESPONDENT.

[2001]DLCA1153
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color:#00B0F0">ACCRA HEARTS OF OAK SPORTING CLUB LTD<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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color:#00B0F0">QUARTEY<o:p></o:p>[COURT
OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>[2001-2002]
2 GLR 503<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:right;
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</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>ERNEST
THOMPSON FOR THE FIRST DEFENDANT-APPLICANT-APPELLANT. KWAKU BRAM-LARBI FOR THE
SECOND-DEFENDANT-APPELLANTS.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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NUTIFAFA
KUENYEHIA FOR THE PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT-RESPONDENT. <o:p></o:p>

BENIN,
ADINYIRA AND AMONOO-MONNEY JJA<o:p></o:p>

</div>JUDGEMENT<o:p></o:p>Benin JA. <o:p></o:p>This
is an application on notice for an order extending time for the
appellant-applicants to file a written submission of their case. Indeed, the
statement was filed on 19 February 2001, but it was not admitted by this court
at its sitting on 28 February 2001 because it was filed out of time. That day
the court awarded costs of ¢300,000 against the applicants, apparently because
they asked for time to bring the present application.<o:p></o:p>The
grounds for this application are contained in the accompanying affidavit, and
these may be summed up as follows: (1) When the solicitor for the applicants
was served with the civil Form 6, the applicants procured a copy of the record
of proceedings. It was there discovered that it was incomplete, so the
registrars of the High Court and this court were duly notified. The record was
therefore sent back to the High Court registrar to supply the omissions. (2) The
statement of case was filed on 19 February 2001 and it contains arguable points
of law and that the appeal has a reasonable chance of success.<o:p></o:p>The
respondent opposed the application on grounds contained in an affidavit in
opposition filed on 26 March 2001. These grounds are: (a) the application is
frivolous, unmeritorious and an abuse of the legal process; (b) the registrar
issued Form 11A, in the Schedule of the Court of Appeal (Amendment) Rules, 1999
(CI 25), the effect of which is that the appeal has been struck out so there is
no appeal pending; (c) the omissions in the record were rectified the same day
they were detected; and (d) that no reasonable explanation has been offered for
the delay even though the record has been with counsel since April 2000.<o:p></o:p>In
a supplementary affidavit deposed to on 28 March 2001, counsel for the
applicants stated that he was never served with the registrar’s
certificate—Form 11A in the Schedule of CI 25. That he explained the cause of
the delay in filing the written submission to this court at its sitting on 28
February 2001 and the court awarded the costs against them. And the court asked
them to make a formal application which they have done by the present
application. It is clear that this court, at the said sitting did not act on
the registrar’s certificate so the appeal does not stand dismissed.<o:p></o:p>The
first point to determine is the effect of the registrar’s certificate—Form 11A.
This form was introduced by the Court of Appeal (Amendment) Rules, 1999 (CI
25). For its full force and effect, I propose to set out the contents of this
form in extenso. It provides:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
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NON-COMPLIANCE WITH&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; FILING OF<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
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