RONALD OPPONG ADOM vs. TAWIAH BEN-AHMED AND METROPOLITAN HEALTH INSURANCE GHANA LTD [2019]DLHC10327

RONALD OPPONG ADOM vs. TAWIAH BEN-AHMED AND METROPOLITAN HEALTH INSURANCE GHANA... [2019]DLHC10327

Date	2019-10-10
Suit No.	SUIT NO. IL/0048/2019
Citation No.	[2019]DLHC10327

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE ANANDA J. AIKINS (MRS).

CHRISTIAN LEBRECHT MALM-HESSE WITH AMA B. K. SWANZY HOLDING BRIEF

FOR KWAKU OWUSU AGYEMANG COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFF PRESENT

NAA AMAKUMA BARNOR BEING LED BY THERESA TABI HOLDING BRIEF FOR ANDREW KHARTEY

COUNSEL FOR THE DEFENDANTS PRESENT

[2019]DLHC10327
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >RONALD
OPPONG ADOM<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>TAWIAH BEN-AHMED AND METROPOLITAN HEALTH INSURANCE<o:p></o:p>GHANA
LTD.<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o: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;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">SUIT NO.
IL/0048/2019&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:
10TH OCTOBER, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>CHRISTIAN LEBRECHT
MALM-HESSE WITH AMA B. K. SWANZY HOLDING BRIEF FOR KWAKU OWUSU AGYEMANG,
COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFF PRESENT<o:p></o: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;">

NAA
AMAKUMA BARNOR BEING LED BY THERESA TABI HOLDING BRIEF FOR ANDREW KHARTEY,
COUNSEL FOR THE DEFENDANTS PRESENT <o:p></o:p>

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE ANANDA J. AIKINS
(MRS).<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;RULING
ON MOTION FOR LEAVE TO AMEND WRIT OF SUMMONS AND STATEMENT OF CLAIM<o:p></o:p>In this application the plaintiff
requests for leave to amend his writ of summons and statement of claim on the
ground that his instructions to his first solicitor were not fully captured in
his writ of summons and statement of claim filed on 31st January,
2019 and that there was the need for his full instructions to be adequately
captured to enable him to properly prosecute his case before this Court.<o:p></o:p>The defendant/respondent has opposed
this application on the ground that the plaintiff/applicant is seeking to set
up an entirely new case by introducing entirely new facts and also that the
plaintiff’s application is brought in bad faith and should not be granted by
the Court.<o:p></o:p>The Court has considered the motion
paper and the affidavits of both parties and also the submissions of both
counsel and the Court is of the opinion that there is nothing in the
plaintiff’s affidavit in support of his application that shows that he is
trying to set up an entirely new case.&nbsp;
His intended reliefs are essentially about the loss of his employment
with the defendant which the plaintiff claims to be unlawful.&nbsp; This is not different from the reliefs he
sought in his original writ and statement of claim where he complained about
his unlawful dismissal.<o:p></o:p>I do not think the nature of the
plaintiff’s case will be changed by a grant of this application.&nbsp; There is also no intention to add new parties
and per the decided case of Yeboah v. Bofour [1971] 2GLR P.199 which was graciously
cited&nbsp; by plaintiff’s counsel, an
amendment can be allowed at any time, even up to the last moment provided that<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; No surprise results,<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; It does not enable a party to set up an
entirely new case or change completely the &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; nature
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; of his case;<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; It is not sought to add new parties,<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; It will not do any injury to the
opponent’s case or prejudice him in some way which &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; cannot &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; be
compensated by cost or otherwise,<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The application be made bonafide and <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 6)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&</main>