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BENJAMIN DUFFOUR V. BANK OF GHANA & GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS GROUP LTD.

(2022) JELR 109685 (SC)

Supreme Court  •  J4/48/2021  •  9 Feb 2022  •  Ghana

Coram
PWAMANG JSC (PRESIDING) DORDZIE (MRS.) JSC OWUSU (MS.) JSC LOVELACE-JOHNSON (MS.) JSC PROF. MENSA-BONSU (MRS.) JSC

Judgement

PROF. MENSA-BONSU (MRS.) JSC

This is a case that arose because a newspaper published an article which was intended  to arouse sympathy for the leadership of the Senior Staff Association, wrongly described  as a “trade union” of the Bank of Ghana. The article, apparently based on information from “reliable sources”, ended up making some inaccurate statements that have landed  the newspaper in difficulty and formed the basis of this action in defamation.

Background 

The plaintiff/respondent/appellant (hereinafter referred to as ‘plaintiff’ to avoid  confusion, as the parties reversed roles in the Court of Appeal and in the instant  appeal) commenced action on 4th March 2011 against the 1st and 2nd defendants jointly  and severally for a publication in the 30th June, 2008, issue of 2nd defendant’s  newspaper, ‘Daily Graphic’. The High Court found the 1st defendant – Bank of Ghana - not liable for the publication, and so the Bank did not join in the appeal against the decision of the High Co…

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