ALLIANCE SINOBAND NETWORK LTD vs PAY SWITCH CO. LTD AND KENNEDY AKAKPO [2019]DLHC16233

Date	2019-09-04
Suit No.	SUIT NO: GJ/1538/201
Citation No.	[2019]DLHC16233

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE KWEKU T. ACKAAH- BOAFO

Mr. Philip JIMANOR

Mr. Vincent GARR

[2019]DLHC16233
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ALLIANCE SINOBAND NETWORK
LTD<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs<o:p></o:p>PAY SWITCH CO. LTD AND KENNEDY
AKAKPO<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;
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&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">[HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE (GENERAL
JURISDICTION DIVISION) 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;">

SUIT NO: GJ/1538/201<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">&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; 4TH
SEPTEMBER, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>Mr. Philip JIMANOR for the
Defendant/Applicant<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;">

</div>CORAM
<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">HIS LORDSHIP
JUSTICE KWEKU T. ACKAAH- BOAFO<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;">

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mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">RULING<o:p></o:p>

</div><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Introduction<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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mso-fareast-language:EN-CA;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">:<o:p></o:p>[1]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; This is an application by Defendants/Applicants
herein praying for an Order to set aside the Writ of Summons pursuant to Order 9 Rule 8 (a) of the High Court Civil Procedure Rules, 2004, C.I.
47. The basis of the application is that the Writ of Summons is
incompetent because it does not comply with fundamental legal requirements.<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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mso-fareast-language:EN-CA;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"><o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[2]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; It recalls that on the 2nd day of July,
2019 the Plaintiff herein through his Counsel Vincent Garr commenced this instant
action by issuing a writ of summons against the Defendants herein endorsed with
the reliefs set out here below:<o:p></o:p>a.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “Recovery of gh¢175,972.00.<o:p></o:p>b.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 20% interest on the said amount from
14/06/2019 to the final date of payment.<o:p></o:p>c.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; </main>