ANITA OBIRI YEBOAH vs. FIRSTBANC FINANCIAL SERVICES [2020]DLHC10183

Date	2020-02-20
Suit No.	SUIT NO. IL/0098/2018
Citation No.	[2020]DLHC10183

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE ANANDA JULIANA AIKINS

NANA AKUA ASIEDUA APPIAGYEI ESQ.

MR. AGBESI DZAKPASU ESQ.

[2020]DLHC10183
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ANITA OBIRI YEBOAH<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>FIRSTBANC FINANCIAL SERVICES<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;line-height:115%;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">SUIT
NO<span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;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;Courier New&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN;
mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">. IL/0098/2018&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;DATE: 20TH FEBRUARY, 2020<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>NANA
AKUA ASIEDUA APPIAGYEI, ESQ.<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" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">MR.
AGBESI DZAKPASU, ESQ.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HER
LADYSHIP JUSTICE ANANDA JULIANA AIKINS&nbsp; <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;">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%;
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solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
10.0pt;margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;
line-height:115%;mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1;mso-layout-grid-align:
none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;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;Courier New&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN;mso-fareast-language:
EN-GB">BRIEF FACTS<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;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;Courier New&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN;mso-fareast-language:
EN-GB">The plaintiff is a lawyer by profession and the defendant is a limited
liability company incorporated under the laws of Ghana and it is engaged in the
business of brokerage, investments and related services.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;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;Courier New&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN;mso-fareast-language:
EN-GB">On the 21st of March, 2018, the plaintiff was interviewed for
the position of Legal Officer by the defendant. After the interview she had an
arranged meeting with the Managing Director of the defendant company on or
about the 9th of May, 2018. After the said meeting the defendant,
through its Human Resources Manager, informed the plaintiff through an email of
her success at the interview. The said email which was dated 16th
May, 2018, also contained information about the defendant’s employment package.
The defendant requested the plaintiff to consider the package and revert to it
in order that her appointment letter will be prepared. <o:p></o:p><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;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;Courier New&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN;mso-fareast-language:
EN-GB">&nbsp;<span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;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;Courier New&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN;mso-fareast-language:
EN-GB">The plaintiff accepted the defendant’s package and informed the
defendant accordingly. The plaintiff was made to go through pre-employment
security and medical checks by the defendant. Thereafter the plaintiff resigned
from her previous employment in the hope of taking up the role of Legal Officer
with the defendant. However the defendant on the 12th of July, 2018
sent another email to the plaintiff informing her that she had not been
selected for the role of Legal Officer. This was after she had attended another
arranged meeting with the defendant’s Board Chairman and Group Chief Executive
Officer. <o:p></o:p><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;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;Courier New&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN;mso-fareast-language:
EN-GB">The plaintiff, obviously feeling aggrieved by the turn of events sued
the defendant for the reliefs endorsed on her writ and statement of claim. <o:p></o:p><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;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;Courier New&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN;mso-fareast-language:
EN-GB">&nbsp;2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;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;Courier New&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN;mso-fareast-language:
EN-GB">RELIEFS SOUGHT<o:p></o:p>