C.C.W. LIMITED vs. ACCRA METROPOLITAN ASSEMBLY [2018]DLCA4511

Date	2018-06-13
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO: H3/354/2018
Citation No.	[2018]DLCA4511

V.D. OFOE J.A (PRESIDING)

B.F. ACKAH-YENSU (MS.) J.A

I. O. TANKO AMADU J.A

MR. TONY LITHUR FOR RESPONDEN

AKAWARI-LINURU ATINDEM FOR ATTORNEY-GENERAL

[2018]DLCA4511
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">C.C.W. LIMITED<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">(PLAINTIFF/APPLICANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">vs.<o:p></o:p>ACCRA METROPOLITAN
ASSEMBLY<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">[COURT OF APPEAL (CIVIL DIVISION), ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom: 1.5pt solid windowtext; padding: 0in 0in 1pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border: none; padding: 0in;">CIVIL APPEAL NO:&nbsp; H3/354/2018&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: 13TH JUNE, 2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR. TONY LITHUR FOR
RESPONDEN&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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AKAWARI-LINURU
ATINDEM FOR ATTORNEY-GENERAL&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>

</div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 115%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">CORAM: <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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V.D.
OFOE J.A (PRESIDING), B.F. ACKAH-YENSU (MS.) J.A, I. O. TANKO AMADU J.A<o:p></o:p>

</div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align: center; line-height: 115%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom: 1.5pt solid windowtext; padding: 0in 0in 1pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">

<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align: center; line-height: 115%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border: none; padding: 0in;">RULING<o:p></o:p>

</div>AMADU J.A<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:16.0pt;
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On the 21st day of July 2017,
the High Court (Commercial Division) Accra, granted an application filed by the
Plaintiff Respondent/Respondent herein (hereinafter referred to as ‘Respondent’) for leave to levy
execution.&nbsp; The application before the
High Court, according to the Respondent was consequent upon a judgment of the
Supreme Court of 13th February 2008 which had determined in finality
the rights of the parties.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><span style="font-size:16.0pt;
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In the ruling aforesaid, the High Court, held
inter alia as follows:<o:p></o:p>“The
application is granted.&nbsp; Leave is hereby
granted the Applicant to levy execution jointly and severally against the
Respondent and the Government of Ghana for the sum of U$9,201,815.29 or its
Cedi equivalent being the foreign exchange losses incurred by the Applicant as
a result of delayed payment of the judgment debt.&nbsp; Interest shall be paid on the said amount at
the Bank of Ghana&nbsp; Dollar rate from 20th
of December 2016, (when the solicitors of the Applicant wrote to Respondent
demanding payment of the agreed sum of U$9,201,815.29 up to date of final
payment”.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><span style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
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