MICHAEL TETTEH ANGUAH vs. CENTRE FOR PLANT MEDICINE RESEARCH, GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS GROUP LIMITED AND THE EDITOR, GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS [2016]DLHC4036

MICHAEL TETTEH ANGUAH vs. CENTRE FOR PLANT MEDICINE RESEARCH, GRAPHIC COMMUNICAT... [2016]DLHC4036

Date	2016-11-07
Suit No.	SUIT NO.AC 804/2015
Citation No.	[2016]DLHC4036

KWEKU T. ACKAAH-BOAFO JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT

MR. ALEXANDER ADJEI FOR THE PLAINTIFF WITH CLEMENT SAMBO

MR. JOSEPH SAM FOR 1ST DEFENDANT

MR. STEPHEN SAR WITH ALBERT ZIEM-KUNGMAA FOR THE 2ND & 3RD DEFENDANTS

[2016]DLHC4036
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MICHAEL TETTEH ANGUAH<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>CENTRE FOR PLANT
MEDICINE RESEARCH, GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS GROUP LIMITED AND THE EDITOR, GRAPHIC
COMMUNICATIONS<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[HIGH COURT
(GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION), ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SUIT&nbsp;NO.AC 804/2015&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: 7TH
NOVEMBER, 2016<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR. ALEXANDER ADJEI FOR
THE PLAINTIFF WITH CLEMENT SAMBO <o:p></o:p>MR. JOSEPH SAM FOR 1ST
DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>CORAM: <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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KWEKU T. ACKAAH-BOAFO JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT<o:p></o:p>

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</div>[A]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Introduction:<o:p></o:p>[1]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; It
is indeed true that the balance between free speech and protection of
reputation is an uneasy one. When the Daily Graphic accepted to publish a
disclaimer submitted by the Plant and Medicine Research, the 1st Defendant
herein in or about January 2015, little did it know that it was setting in
motion a chain of events which would lead to a lawyer’s letter for retraction,
an apology and a demand for compensation and ultimately a defamation lawsuit
for a claim in damages. This is an action for defamation by a former employee
of the 1st Defendant Research Centre at Akropong against the Defendants herein
for damages and injunction among others. &nbsp;&nbsp;<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[B]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Action<o:p></o:p>[2]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; By
a writ of summons filed on the 29th day of May, 2015 the Plaintiff
claims against the Defendants the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
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A
declaration that the publication by the Defendants in the Daily Graphic of
Monday 19th January 2015 is defamatory of the Plaintiff.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
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General
Damages for libel contained in the publication of the Daily Graphic of Monday
19th January 2015.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
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