APPLE HEALTH LIFE EXPERTS vs THE ATTORNEY GENERAL [2019]DLHC16235

Date	2019-11-20
Suit No.	SUIT NO: GJ/1143/2018
Citation No.	[2019]DLHC16235

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE KWEKU T. ACKAAH-BOAFO

Mr. William Addo

Vanessa Mensah

Kelly Serwah Kwakye

Mr. William Akwetey Bonsu

[2019]DLHC16235
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >&nbsp;APPLE HEALTH LIFE EXPERTS<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs<o:p></o:p>&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; THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;
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JURISDICTION DIVISION, COURT 6) ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;
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SUIT NO: GJ/1143/2018 &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;20TH
NOVEMBER, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>Mr.
William Addo with Vanessa Mensah and Kelly Serwah Kwakye for the
Plaintiff/Applicant- 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;">

</div>CORAM<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><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
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</div>i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Background:<o:p></o:p>[1]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The subject
matter of this litigation relates to football which is regarded as the passion
(if not unofficial religion) of the nation. It is the work done by the
Plaintiff/Judgment Creditor/Respondent for the Republic of Ghana at the four
stadia in Ghana (Accra, Essipong, Kumasi and Tamale) for AFCON 2008 which was
won by the Pharaohs of Egypt and the non-payment of the debt which is the
centerpiece of the lawsuit. I note that since the debt became due the football
landscape in Africa has changed to the extent that Zambia’s national team, the
Chipolopolo which had hitherto not won the continental showpiece became African
Champions in 2012. Cameroon’s Indomitable Lions, the Nigeria Super Eagles, the
Les Elephant de Cote D’Ivoire and the Desert Foxes of Algeria have all added to
their titles by winning the AFCON but the debt has remained unpaid for the last
eleven years. <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[2]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Following a
writ of summons issued at the registry of this Court, this Court on January 11,
2019 delivered a judgment in favour of the Plaintiff/Respondent herein. It is
the execution embarked upon by the Plaintiff which is the subject matter of
this application. The Applicant is praying for an order to set aside the Notice
of Entry of Judgment filed pursuant to the judgment of January 11, 2019 and to
vacate the order of attachment dated July 17, 2019.&nbsp; The Applicant did not premise the application
on any rule of procedure as provided for in the High Court Civil Procedure Rules,
2004, C.I. 47. The Court is therefore of the view that it is anchored
in the proverbial ‘inherent jurisdiction’ of the Court. The foundation of the
application is that the Plaintiff/Respondent’s ‘interest rate’ applied does not
reflect the Judgment granted by the Court.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">[3]<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Applicant filed an initial 12
paragraph affidavit in support of the application and it was deposed to by
Victoria Adotey, an Assistant State Attorney. Counsel of record Mr. William
Akwetey Bonsu also deposed to a Supplementary Affidavit and a Further
Supplementary Affidavit and same were filed on August 15, 2019 and August 26,
2019 respectively. Ms</main>