[2014]DLHC12078 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;color:#00B0F0">ECOBANK NIGERIA PLC<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi">(APPLICANT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;color:#00B0F0">HISS HANDS HOUSING AGENCY, ACCESS BANK GHANA LIMITED<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi">(RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi">[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi">SUIT NO. AB/58/10 DATE: 19</span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">TH</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> JUNE 2014<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;tab-stops:161.3pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi">COUNSEL <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi">KWABENA ADU-KUSI FOR APPLICANT,<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi">JAMES ABIADUKA FOR THE 1ST DEFENDANT,<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi">OPOKU BOATENG FOR THE 2ND RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi">CORAM<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi">HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE JOHN AJET-NASAM<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; border:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:119.7pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Before I read this Judgment, I wish to quote the final submissions of learned counsel for the plaintiff. He quoted thus:-<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: -72.0pt;line-height:115%;tab-stops:-4.5pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"> “<b><i>We have made a case for the grant of the reliefs prayed for. <o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: -72.0pt;line-height:115%;tab-stops:-4.5pt"><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"> In this case, there can only be one just result! The grant of the reliefs prayed for by the plaintiff.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: -72.0pt;line-height:115%;tab-stops:-4.5pt"><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"> A failure to grant the reliefs prayed for unfortunately will amount to an endorsement of fraud and fraudulent activities of this Honourable Court, a matter which this Honourable Court has a duty both in law and public morally to avoid”.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:119.7pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:119.7pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">The above quotation had been underlined by Kwabena Adu-Kusi. I must emphasis here that, what Kwabena Adu-Kusi wrote is scandalous. It is an indictment upon this Honourable Court. I hereby ask him to unreservedly apologies and also order him to write expunging such from his submissions. The consequence of his failure to do this will warrant me to refer his submissions through the Honourable Lady Chief Justice to the General Legal Council. Lawyer Kwabena Adu-Kusi is given up to the 19<sup>th</sup> day of June 2014 to do this before the Judgment which is ready will be read. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:119.7pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:119.7pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">I must say today 19<sup>th</sup> day of June 2014 that, Lawyer Kwabena Adu-Kusi has filed the apology as directed by the Court. I have accepted it and proceed to read the Judgment.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:119.7pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:119.7pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">This instant case has seen the change of name of the plaintiff from Oceanic Bank International PLC to its present name, Ecobank Nigeria PLC. The second defendant also had its share of it from Intercontinental Bank Ghana Limited to Access Bank Ghana Limited. Therefore all processes assume the new names in the proceedings and the judgment. The case also moved from the Fast Track Court before it found itself in this Court. On the 22<sup>nd</sup> day of January 2010, the plaintiff herein referred to as Ecobank Nigeria issued a writ against the defendants, Hiss Hands and Access Bank Ghana. The reliefs set out were as follows:-<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:119.7pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"> </span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left:94.5pt;mso-add-space: auto;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:0cm"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">1.<span style="font-s