MEDIA GENERAL (PLAINTIFF) vs. GHANA BROADCASTING CORPORATION (DEFENDANTS) [2016]DLHC7263

Date	2016-07-13
Suit No.	SUIT NO. IPR/12/14
Citation No.	[2016]DLHC7263

HIS LORDSHIP GEORGE K. KOOMSON (J).

NUTIFAFA NUTSUKPUI FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

EKOW MILLS FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPLICANT

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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;color:#00B0F0">MEDIA
GENERAL</span></b><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;color:#00B0F0">GHANA
BROADCASTING CORPORATION</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
color:#00B0F0"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:center;
line-height:115%"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">(DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:center;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">[HIGH COURT (COMMERCIAL
DIVISION), ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">

</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
115%"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:
12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">COUNSEL: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">NUTIFAFA
NUTSUKPUI FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">

<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:115%;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:
solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">EKOW
MILLS FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPLICANT<o:p></o:p></span></p>

</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
115%"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:
12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">CORAM:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">HIS
LORDSHIP GEORGE K. KOOMSON (J).<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;border-right:none;
padding:1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:center;line-height:115%;border:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">RULING<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">I have read the application and the affidavits in
support and in in opposition.&nbsp; I have
listened to counsel for applicant and respondent.&nbsp; Consideration has been given to the
principles governing the grant or otherwise of applications of this
nature.&nbsp; I am of the view of that the
application should be granted but upon condition. Accordingly the execution of
the judgment is stayed on condition that the defendant/Judgment/ Debtor/pplicant
should pay to the plaintiff/respondent the sum USD500,000 pending the final
determination of the appeal in addition to the costs awarded against the
defendant/applicant.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-align:justify;text-indent:
-1.0in;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p>

</p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p></span></main>