DR KWABENA DUFFOUR & 15 ORS vs. NII ANANOR DODOO & THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL [2020]DLHC9162

Date	2020-02-24
Suit No.	SUIT NO. CM/MISC/0121/2020
Citation No.	[2020]DLHC9162

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE JENNIFER ABENA DADZIE

YAW D. OPPONG ESQ. COUNSEL FOR CLAIMANTS/APPLICANTS

DAVID ATTAH ASEIDU ESQ. COUNSEL FOR 1ST RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT

GRACE M. EWOAL (MRS) CHIEF STATE ATTORNEY FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL COUNSEL FOR 2ND RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT

JUSTICE PROF. S.K. DATE-BAH JSC (RTD.) THROUGH THE GHANA ARBITRATION CENTRE ACCRA

[2020]DLHC9162
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >DR KWABENA DUFFOUR &amp; 15 ORS<o:p></o:p>(CLAIMANTS/APPLICANTS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>NII ANANOR DODOO &amp; THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>SUIT NO. CM/MISC/0121/2020&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; &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: 24TH FEBRUARY,
2020<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
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OPPONG, ESQ., COUNSEL FOR CLAIMANTS/APPLICANTS<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
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ATTAH ASEIDU, ESQ., COUNSEL FOR 1ST RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
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EWOAL (MRS), CHIEF STATE ATTORNEY, FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, COUNSEL FOR 2ND
RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
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PROF. S.K. DATE-BAH, JSC (RTD.), THROUGH THE GHANA ARBITRATION CENTRE, ACCRA<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE JENNIFER ABENA DADZIE<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>The Claimants/Applicants herein
(referred to hereafter as “Applicants”) seek an order determining the
jurisdiction of the arbitrator in accordance with section 26 of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Act, 2010 (Act 798)
for the following reasons:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The
honourable Arbitral Tribunal erred when it ruled that without the consent of
the parties the high court presided over by Her Ladyship Justice Jennifer
Dadzie did not have jurisdiction to refer to arbitration a dispute which is
mandated by the relevant provisions of the Banks and Specialised Deposit Taking
Institution Act 2016 (Act 930).<o:p></o:p>b.&nb</main>