NAOMI THERESAH SHANG-QUARTEY vs. ACCRA METROPOLITAN ASSEMBLY AND ALFRED OKOE VANDERPUIJE [2020]DLHC10645

NAOMI THERESAH SHANG-QUARTEY vs. ACCRA METROPOLITAN ASSEMBLY AND ALFRED OKOE VAN... [2020]DLHC10645

Date	2020-06-24
Suit No.	SUIT NO: BC/3/2015
Citation No.	[2020]DLHC10645

KWEKU T. ACKAAH-BOAFO J

MR. KEN S. ANKU FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT - PRESENT

MR. SAMUEL MENSAH AKRONG FOR THE DEFENDANTS/APPLICANT- PRESENT

[2020]DLHC10645
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >NAOMI THERESAH
SHANG-QUARTEY<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ACCRA METROPOLITAN
ASSEMBLY AND ALFRED OKOE VANDERPUIJE&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; (DEFENDANTS/APPLICANTS)<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;">

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>MR. KEN S. ANKU FOR THE
PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT - 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;">

MR. SAMUEL MENSAH
AKRONG FOR THE DEFENDANTS/APPLICANT- PRESENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
<o:p></o:p>KWEKU T. ACKAAH-BOAFO, J<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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</div>&nbsp;i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Introduction:<o:p></o:p>[1]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; This Court on October 28, 2019 entered
judgment in favour of the Plaintiff/Respondent against the Defendants/Applicants
for the recovery of the amount of GH₵120,000 together with damages of GH₵75,000. The Court further awarded the
Plaintiff cost GH¢25,000. 00.
According to Counsel for the Applicants being aggrieved or dissatisfied with
the Court judgment, the Applicants have filed an appeal at the Court of Appeal
and are praying the Appellate Court to set aside the judgment and enter
judgment in favour of the Applicants.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[2]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; On February 19, 2020 the Applicants
filed a Motion on Notice for Stay of Execution of the judgment of this Court.
The application is supported with a 25 paragraphed affidavit of one Patrick
Nakai-Nelson, a Principal Records Officer at the Legal Department of the 1st
Applicant. Counsel for the Plaintiff/Respondent was served with the application
instead of the Plaintiff herself. On March 11, 2020 Mr. Ken Anku Esq. who is
the Counsel of record of the Plaintiff deposed to a 17 paragraph Affidavit in
Opposition. The instant ruling is as a result of a legal objection raised by
Counsel for the Respondent at the start of the hearing of the Stay of Execution
application.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Legal
Objection &amp; Arguments of Counsel:<o:p></o:p>[3]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; On June 15,
2020 Mr. Ken Anku Counsel for the Plaintiff/Judgment Creditor/Respondent
informed the court that he has a preliminary objection on point of law. Counsel
anchored his objection in Section 26 (2) of the Legal Profession Act, 1960, Act
32. Counsel referred to the law and submitted that the Notice of Appointment of
Mr. Mensah Akrong as a new lawyer for the Defendants/Applicants is defective. Counsel
submitted that the application for stay of execution is contingent upon the
Notice of Appeal filed on 28/01/2020 but the notice of appointment of Counsel
as a new lawyer was filed on 18/2/2020. Consequently, according to learned
Counsel, legally speaking as of the time the Notice of Appeal was filed by Mr.
Akrong, he was not an instructed Counsel wit</main>