[2015]DLNLC7627 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:.2pt;text-align:center; mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:7.1pt;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><b><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#00B050">GE</span></b><b><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; color:#00B050">ORGE EDUAFO </span></b><b><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#00B050">ENNINFUL<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:.2pt;text-align:center; mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:7.1pt;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">(</span></i><i><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">COMPLA</span></i><i><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">INANT</span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">)</span></i><i><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:.2pt;text-align:center; mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:7.1pt;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#00B050;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:.2pt;text-align:center; mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:7.1pt;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><b><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B050">BARCLAYS BANK</span></b><b><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#00B050">(G</span></b><b><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B050">I) NLTD.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;tab-stops:7.1pt"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">(</span></i><i><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">R</span></i><i><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">ESPO</span></i><i><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">NDENT</span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">)</span></i><i><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:.2pt;text-align:center; mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:7.1pt;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Our Ref: NLC/C-354/2011/2015/7 </span><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Date: 25th September, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:31.0pt 31.0pt 1.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes;margin-left:0cm; margin-right:.2pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;tab-stops: 7.1pt;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm; mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 1.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;tab-stops:7.1pt"><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">FOR THE COMMISSION:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;tab-stops: 7.1pt;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow: yes"><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif">EDWARD BRIKU-BOADU </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">(</span><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">CHAIRMAN, N</span><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">LC</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">)</span><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none; tab-stops:7.1pt;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">DECISION<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:31.0pt 31.0pt 1.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;tab-stops: 7.1pt;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm; mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 1.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.2pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination: none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow: yes"><b><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif">FACTS <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.2pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination: none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow: yes"><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif">The Petitioner, George Enninful was employed by the Respondent in 1984 as Clerk grade Bland was at the time of his dismissal the Operations Manager of the Respondent's North Kaneshie Branch. On August 16, 2010 and August 19, 2010 he authorized the transfer of the sums of GH¢24,500.00 and GH¢21.500.00 respectively from the account of Kwabena Frimpong trading in the name of 1s! King Aircondition and Refrigeration Services without proper authority. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.2pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination: none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow: yes"><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.2pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination: none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow: yes"><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif">The customer whose account is domiciled at the Respondent's Tema Main Branch reported th</span><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"">e </span><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">unauthorized withdrawals from his account to the Manager of the Branch and this sparked off investigations into the unauthorized debiting of the customer's account with the total sum of GH¢46,000.00 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.2pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination: none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow: yes"><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.2pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination: none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow: yes"><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"