NII BARNIE SACKEY, ABUBAKARE ARYEE AND 4 ORS vs NII ERIC ARMAH [2014]DLHC16457

Date	2014-12-10
Suit No.	SUIT NO. HRCM 34/14
Citation No.	[2014]DLHC16457

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE KOFI ESSEL MENSAH

G. H. QUIST

NII AKWEI BRUCE THOMPOSON

[2014]DLHC16457
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >&nbsp;&nbsp;NII
BARNIE SACKEY, ABUBAKARE ARYEE AND 4 ORS<o:p></o:p>(APPLICANTS)<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;&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;vs.<o:p></o:p>NII
ERIC ARMAH<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<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;">

SUIT NO. HRCM 34/14&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:
10THDECEMBER, 2014<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSELS<o:p></o:p>G. H. QUIST FOR APPLICANTS.<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: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

NII AKWEI BRUCE THOMPOSON FOR THE RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE KOFI ESSEL MENSAH<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 0cm;">

<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%;
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</div>&nbsp;&nbsp;This is an application brought under Section 110(1)
and 111 of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Act, 2010 (Act 798), for the
registration and enforcement of a settlement (Customary arbitration) award.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Section 110 (1) of Act 798 provides:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;“A customary arbitration award may for the purpose
of record and <o:p></o:p>enforcement be registered at the nearest District
Court, Circuit Court or<o:p></o:p>the High Court as appropriate”.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;It is also provided by Section111 of Act 798 that:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;“An award may be enforced in the same manner as a
judgment of <o:p></o:p>the Court”.<o:p></o:p>to It is trite that negotiated settlement is
classified as a customary arbitration. Thus customary arbitration includes
negotiated settlement. See section 133 of Act 798.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The settlement award being sought to be registered
and enforced by the applicant is dated 9th February 2005. It is
exhibited as “NBS 1”.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The parties involved in the settlement of the
dispute that culminated in the publication of the settlement award (exhibit “NBS
1”) are the applicants herein on the one hand and the respondent on the other.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The settlement award (exhibit “NBS1”) was duly
signed by the applicants and Nii Eric Armah, the respondent herein and two
others namely: Nii Samuel Armatey Armaah and Nii Armakai Armatey duly signed
the document for and on behalf of Nii Armatey Armah Family of Armaahman. Nii
Eric Armah is the head of the said family.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;