ECOBANK NIGERIA PLC vs. HISS HANDS HOUSING AGENCY, ACCESS BANK GHANA LIMITED [2014]DLHC15063

Date	2014-06-19
Suit No.	SUIT NO. AB/58/10
Citation No.	[2014]DLHC15063

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE JOHN AJET-NASAM

KWABENA ADU-KUSI FOR APPLICANT

JAMES ABIADUKA FOR THE 1ST DEFENDANT

OPOKU BOATENG FOR THE 2ND RESPONDENT

[2014]DLHC15063
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ECOBANK NIGERIA PLC<o:p></o:p>(APPLICANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>HISS HANDS HOUSING AGENCY, ACCESS BANK GHANA LIMITED<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o: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: 0in 0in 1pt;">

SUIT NO. AB/58/10&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;&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;DATE: 19TH JUNE 2014<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL<o:p></o: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: 0in 0in 1pt;">

JAMES ABIADUKA FOR THE 1ST
DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p>

OPOKU BOATENG FOR THE 2ND
RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE JOHN AJET-NASAM<o:p></o: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 0in;">

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</div>Before I
read this Judgment, I wish to quote the final submissions of learned counsel
for the plaintiff.&nbsp; He quoted thus:-<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “We
have made a case for the grant of the reliefs prayed for.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In
this case, there can only be one just result!&nbsp;
The grant of the reliefs prayed for by the plaintiff.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 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>&nbsp;The above
quotation had been underlined by Kwabena Adu-Kusi.&nbsp; I must emphasis here that, what Kwabena
Adu-Kusi wrote is scandalous.&nbsp; It is an
indictment upon this Honourable Court.&nbsp; I
hereby ask him to unreservedly apologies and also order him to write expunging
such from his submissions.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; Lawyer Kwabena Adu-Kusi is given up to the 19th
day of June 2014 to do this before the Judgment which is ready will be
read.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;I must say
today 19th day of June 2014 that, Lawyer Kwabena Adu-Kusi has filed
the apology as directed by the Court.&nbsp; I
have accepted it and proceed to read the Judgment.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;This
instant case has seen the change of name of the plaintiff from Oceanic Bank
International PLC to its present name, Ecobank Nigeria PLC.&nbsp; The second defendant also had its share of it
from Intercontinental Bank Ghana Limited to Access Bank Ghana Limited. &nbsp;Therefore all processes assume the new names
in the proceedings and the judgment.&nbsp; The
case also moved from the Fast Track Court before it found itself in this Court.&nbsp; On the 22nd day of January 2010,
the plaintiff herein referred to as Ecobank Nigeria issued a writ against the
defendants, Hiss Hands and Access Bank Ghana.&nbsp;
The reliefs set out were as follows:-<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;1.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
“A declaration that the plaintiff have not
authourised the transfer of the sum of USD2,368,725.00 or at all into the
account of the 1st defendant account with the 2nd
defendant, Intercontinental Bank Ghana Limited or at all.<o:p></o:p>2.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration that the transfer of USD2,368,725.00
into the 1st defendants’ account with Intercontinental Bank Ghana
Limited was obtained by fraud.<o:p></o:p>3.