[2019]DLHC10276 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:115%;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN">IDDRISU SALAMI</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:115%;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><i><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-ansi-language:EN;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"> (PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:115%;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:115%;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN">CHINA GEO-ENGINEER CORPORATION<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:115%;mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:36.0pt 72.0pt 365.6pt 430.6pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><i><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"> (DEFENDANT/APPLICANT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:115%;mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:36.0pt 72.0pt 365.6pt 430.6pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-ansi-language:EN;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:115%;mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:36.0pt 72.0pt 365.6pt 430.6pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-ansi-language:EN;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">SUIT NO. IL/0129/16 DATE: 15<sup>TH </sup>MAY, 2019<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:150%;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-ansi-language:EN">COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:150%;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN">MARYAN SHUAIBU SHARIFF HOLDING BRIEF FOR THEODOSIA NAANA QUARTEY, COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT PRESENT <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:150%;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-ansi-language: EN">SAMUEL KOJO ANDREWS, COUNSEL FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPLICANT ABSENT<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:150%;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-ansi-language:EN">CORAM:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:150%;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">HER LADYSHIP ANANDA J. AIKINS (MRS).<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:150%;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:150%;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-ansi-language:EN">MOTION ON NOTICE TO AMEND STATEMENT OF DEFENCE</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-ansi-language:EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:150%;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none"><b><u><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-ansi-language:EN">Ruling<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-ansi-language:EN">This application is a request by the defendant/applicant for leave to amend its Statement of Defence filed on the 25<sup>th</sup> January, 2017. The Court has considered the submissions of both Counsel and it is of the opinion that the defendant must be given the opportunity to amend its Statement of Defence in response to the plaintiff’s amended Writ and Statement of Claim filed on 23<sup>rd</sup> March, 2018. The application is granted as prayed and the defendant is granted one week within which to file its amended Statement of Defence. No award of cost against defendant/applicant.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-ansi-language:EN">(SGD)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-ansi-language:EN">JUSTICE ANANDA J. AIKINS (MRS)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-ansi-language:EN">JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-ansi-language:EN"> </span></p><p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-ansi-language:EN"> </span></p></span></span>