TRUE COLOUR EVENTS vs GLOBACOM NIGERIA LIMITED & ANOR [2015]DLHC16628

Date	2015-12-11
Suit No.	SUIT NO: BDC/4/15
Citation No.	[2015]DLHC16628

HIS LORDSHIP SAMUEL K. A. ASIEDU J

MR. J. K. YEBOAH

MR. FRANCIS OTOO

[2015]DLHC16628
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US">TRUE COLOUR EVENTS<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US">(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US">vs.<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US">GLOBACOM NIGERIA LIMITED &amp; ANOR<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US">(DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">[HIGH COURT,
ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">&nbsp;<div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: -2.3pt;">

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mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US">SUIT NO: BDC/4/15&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: 11TH DECEMBER,
2015<o:p></o:p>

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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">MR. J. K. YEBOAH
FOR PLAINTIFF <o:p></o:p>

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FOR DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HIS
LORDSHIP SAMUEL K. A. ASIEDU J. <o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: black; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: -2.3pt;">

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</div>&nbsp;The instant motion, filed on the 21st
day of October, 2015, seeks an order of the court to strike out or set aside
the writ of summons and the service of the writ of summons. The application,
according to the applicant, is brought under the inherent jurisdiction of the
court. The reasons for the application are stated in the motion paper and
elaborated in the affidavit in support as well as the supplementary affidavit
attached. The plaintiff is opposed to the application and has accordingly filed
an affidavit in opposition.<o:p></o:p>Before considering the merits of the
application it is important to point out that the writ of summons was issued
and filed on the 9th day of March, 2015. The writ was served on Glo
Mobile but returned to the Registry under cover of a letter dated 24th
March, 2015 with the reason that the 1st defendant was unknown to the
recipient company. This prompted the plaintiff to amend the writ on the 6th
May, 2015 wherein the name of the 1st defendant was changed from
Globacom Ghana Limited to Globacom Limited. The amended writ was served on
Globacom Limited on the 7th day of May, 2015. This was again
returned per a letter dated 1st June, 2015 by Glo Mobile.<o:p></o:p>Meanwhile, interlocutory judgement was
entered against the 1st defendant on the 3rd day of June,
2015. On the 22nd day of June, 2015, counsel for the defendants
filed a Notice of Appointment of Solicitor for the two defendants. The
interlocutory judgement was, upon application, set aside on the 29th
day of July, 2015. Thereafter, the Plaintiff obtained leave on the 11th
day of August, 2015 to serve a Notice of writ and amended statement of claim on
the defendants out of jurisdiction. <o:p></o:p>On the 10th day of
September, 2015 the defendants filed a Notice of Entry of 
Conditional Appearance. On the 13th day of October, 2015, the
plaintiff filed a motion for judgement in default of defence. It appears that
the defendants received the writ on the 31st August, 2015.<o:p></o:p>On the date fixed for the hearing of
the application for judgement in default of defence, counsel for the defendants
appeared and raised what he termed a “preliminary legal objection” which was,
nevertheless, overruled and the application adjourned to 4th
November, 2015 for hearing.<o:p></o:p>Meanwhile counsel had, on the 21st
day of October, 2015, filed the instant application which was also fixed for hearing
on the 4th</sup</main>