[2020]DLSC9210 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:.2pt;text-align:center; mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; color:#00B0F0">THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:.2pt;text-align:center; mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:.2pt;text-align:center; mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; color:#00B0F0">HIGH COURT (COMMERCIAL DIVISION), ACCRA<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:.2pt;text-align:center; mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"">(</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:.2pt;text-align:center; mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; color:#00B0F0">ACCRA EX PARTE: CHARLES ZWENNES<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:.2pt;text-align:center; mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">(APPLICANT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:.2pt;text-align:center; mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; color:#00B0F0">AND<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:.2pt;text-align:center; mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; color:#00B0F0">PHILIP ADDISON, MERLIN GAMING GHANA LIMITED AND ERIC GBEHO<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:.2pt;text-align:center; mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">(INTERESTED PARTIES)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:.2pt;text-align:center; mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">[SUPREME COURT, A</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"">C</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">CRA]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:.2pt;text-align:center; mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">CI<i>V</i>IL MOTION NO. 35<i>/24/</i>2020 DATE: 28<sup>TH</sup> JULY, 2020<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:31.0pt 31.0pt 1.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes;margin-left:0cm; margin-right:.2pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none; border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm; mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 1.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.2pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination: none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow: yes"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">COUNSEL: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.2pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination: none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow: yes"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">CHARLES ZWENNES APPEARS IN PERSON FOR THE APPLICANT. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.2pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination: none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow: yes"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.2pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination: none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow: yes"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">DENNIS AGYEI DWOMOH FOR THE 1ST AND 2ND INTERESTED PARTIES<i>/</i>RESPONDENTS. <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:31.0pt 31.0pt 1.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes;margin-left:0cm; margin-right:.2pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 1.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.2pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination: none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow: yes"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">CORAM: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.2pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination: none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow: yes"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">DOTSE JSC (PRESIDING) APPAU JSC, PWAMANG JSC, DORDZIE (MRS) JSC, OWUSU (MS) JSC <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:31.0pt 31.0pt 1.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes;margin-left:0cm; margin-right:.2pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 1.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:.2pt;text-align:center; mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">RULING<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:31.0pt 31.0pt 1.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes;margin-left:0cm; margin-right:.2pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none; border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm; mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 1.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:.2pt;text-align:center; mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:0cm 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.2pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination: none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow: yes"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">DOTSE </span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">JS</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">C: - <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:19.9pt;margin-right:.2pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination: none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow: yes"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">By his application, the Applicant herein, a legal practitioner of Gaisie Zwennes Hughes & Co. is seeking an order of Certiorari to bring up to this court the proceedings and Rulings dated 9th December 2019 in the <i>High Court, Commercial Division, presided over by <o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:19.9pt;margin-right:.2pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination: none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow: yes"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Koomson J, Suit No. CM/MISC/0961/2019 intitutled, </span></i><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"">In </span></i><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">the Matter of An Application Pursuant to Section 217 of the Companies Code, 1963 (Act 179) And in The Matter of Merlin Gaming Ghana Limited – </span></i><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"">Er</span></i><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">ic </span></i><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fa