[2023]DLHC16918 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">S.E DOKU TANIHU & 9 ORS.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(PLAINTIFFS)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">NUMO ABABIO KPANKPAH & 2 ORS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">[HIGH COURT, TEMA]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;tab-stops:168.75pt 278.15pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt; margin-left: 4.5pt; margin-right: -2.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">SUIT NO: E1/011/2023 DATE: 21<sup>ST </sup> JUNE 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:-2.5pt;text-align:justify;tab-stops: 96.25pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">COUNSEL <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">MR. RICHARD KLU KPETSI HOLDING BRIEF FOR MR. J.A LARKAI FOR PLAINTIFFS<o:p></o:p></span></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="MsoNoSpacing" style="border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">MR. MOHAMMED IBRAHIM-ANYASS HOLDING BRIEF FOR MR. ALHAJI FAROUCK SEIDU FOR 1ST AND 2ND DEFENDANTS<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:-2.5pt;text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">CORAM<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:-2.5pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE RITA AGYEMAN-BUDU (MRS) <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: black; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm; margin-left: 4.5pt; margin-right: -2.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;border:none; mso-border-top-alt:solid black 1.5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>Court on<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>5<span style="position: relative;top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">th<span style="letter-spacing:1.1pt"> </span></span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>June,<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>2023<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>was<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>presented<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>with<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>Mediation Report<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt"> filed</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:.3pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">by Mr. Patrick Agego-Aziza, the Court-connected ADR Mediator. The Court was of the<span style="letter-spacing: 1.2pt"> </span>view<span style="letter-spacing:1.3pt"> </span>that<span style="letter-spacing:1.35pt"> </span>since<span style="letter-spacing:1.35pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:1.3pt"> </span>document<span style="letter-spacing:1.4pt"> </span>was<span style="letter-spacing:1.45pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:1.4pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:1.35pt"> </span>handwriting<span style="letter-spacing:1.35pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:1.3pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:1.4pt"> </span>ADR<span style="letter-spacing:1.35pt"> </span>Mediator,<span style="letter-spacing:1.35pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">it</span> was advisable for both Counsel to type same and cause parties to append their signatures for ease of reading.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:7.3pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Both Counsel have complied with this Order and have typed the said Report and duly attached same to the ADR Mediator’s handwritten one.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:7.1pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">I have examined both documents and though the typed one is an exact copy of the handwritten one, I am of the view that, the Order was rather superfluous. I hereby rescind same.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:7.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">I will therefore go ahead and adopt the hand-written Report presented by the ADR Mediator, Mr. Agego-Aziza on the 5<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise: 3.5pt">th<span style="letter-spacing:1.6pt"> </span></span>of June, 2023 as I do not doubt its authenticity and none of the parties have objected to same.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Parties<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>are<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>Court<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>their<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>signatures<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>have<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>been<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>duly<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>appended<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>report. Respective Counsel for parties have also appended their signatures.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:9.65pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The Court hereby adopts the ADR Report presented on the 5<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise: 3.5pt">th<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span></span>of June, 2023<span style="letter-spacing:1.05pt"> </span>by the<span style="letter-spacing:4.0pt"> </span>said ADR Mediator Mr. Agego-Aziza as Consent Judgment of this Court.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">H/L:<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>