MRS. CAROLINE AKL, MR. FARES AKL& DANIEL TETTEY vs. MR. ALWAN HITTI, MIREILLE HITTI & 2 OTHERS [2018]DLHC9219

MRS. CAROLINE AKL, MR. FARES AKL& DANIEL TETTEY vs. MR. ALWAN HITTI, MIREILLE H... [2018]DLHC9219

Date	2018-12-18
Suit No.	SUIT NO. MISC/0163/18
Citation No.	[2018]DLHC9219

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE JENNIFER ABENA DADZIE

A.K. OSEI-OWUSU ESQ. OF CARDINAL LAW GROUP ACCRA COUNSEL FOR APPLICANT

VICTORIA BARTH ESQ. OF SENA CHAMBERS ACCRA COUNSEL FOR 2ND RESPONDENT

[2018]DLHC9219
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color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN-CA;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">MRS. CAROLINE
AKL, MR. FARES AKL&amp; DANIEL TETTEY<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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HITTI, MIREILLE HITTI &amp; 2 OTHERS<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;
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COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;
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mso-ansi-language:EN-CA;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">SUIT NO. MISC/0163/18&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 18TH DECEMBER, 2018<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
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mso-ansi-language:EN-CA;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">A.K. OSEI-OWUSU, ESQ., OF
CARDINAL LAW GROUP, ACCRA, COUNSEL FOR APPLICANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;
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EN-CA">VICTORIA BARTH, ESQ., OF SENA CHAMBERS, ACCRA, COUNSEL FOR 2ND
RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

</div><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
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JENNIFER ABENA DADZIE<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:
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minor-fareast;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-CA;
mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">On September 6, 2018, the Applicants filed an
Originating Notice of Motion with the Registry of this Court, praying this
Honourable Court for an order to restrain the Respondents from exercising any
rights relating to and to annul all transfer of shares in the 3rd
Respondent (hereinafter, the “Company”) made in favour of the 1st
and 2nd Respondents subsequent to October 14, 2018 on the grounds
that the transfer of shares to these Respondents was wrongful, unlawful and
invalid and for same to be expunged from the records of the 3rd and
4th Respondents.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-fareast-theme-font:
minor-fareast;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-CA;
mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">On September 17, 2018, the 1st
Respondent appeared with counsel who indicated to the Court that the 1st
Respondent was not opposed to a grant of the application.&nbsp; On that basis, the Court entered an Order in
favour of the Applicants for the transfer of the shares of the 3rd
Respondent in the amount of Seventy-one Thousand, Five Hundred and Thirty-one
(71,531) registered in the name of 1st Respondent, Alwan Hitti to be
annulled.&nbsp; The Court also further ordered
the Company Secretary of the 3rd Respondent to take steps to rectify
the Register of Members of the 3rd Respondent and the Registrar of
Companies, the 4th Respondent herein, to also rectify the records of
the 3rd Respondent at the Companies Registry to reflect the
change.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:
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mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">In respect of the 2nd Respondent, as
there was no proof on the docket that she had been served with the Originating
Notice of Motion, the Court adjourned proceedings to September 28, 2018 to
allow the Applicants effect service of the Originating Notice of Motion on
her.&nbsp; On the return date, it appearing to
the Court that the 2nd Respondent had been duly served per the
Affidavit of Service on the Record and the 2nd Respondent having
failed to enter appearance and/or to file any affidavit in opposition to the
Originating Notice of Motion, the Court went ahead and granted the application
as prayed and entered an Order in favour of the Applicants for the transfer of
the shares of the 3rd Respondent in the amount of One Hundred and
Forty-three Thousand and Sixty (143,060) registered in the name of 2nd
Respondent, Caroline Hitti to be annulled.&nbsp;
The Court also further ordered the Company Secretary of the 3rd
Respondent to take steps to rectify the Register of Members of the 3rd
Respondent forthwith and the Registrar of Companies, the 4th
Respondent herein, to also rectify the records of th</main>