JULIAN ADOMAKO GYIMAH & AYUDAH INVESTMENT LTD. V. ZENITH BANK & JOSEPH KWAME ESSEL
(2023) JELR 112435 (CA)
Court of Appeal
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H1/189/2022
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30 Mar 2023
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Ghana
Coram
ALEX B. POKU-ACHEAMPONG JA (PRESIDING)
NOVISI ARYENE JA
AFIA SERWAH ASARE-BOTWE JA
Appearances
VICTOR LASSEY FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANTS.
RITA MARIAN ANDOH FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT.
HANS AWUNDEY FOR 2ND DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT.
Judgement
<p class="ql-align-justify"><strong><span style="background-color: transparent">J U D G M E N T</span></strong></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><strong><span style="background-color: transparent">NOVISI ARYENE JA:</span></strong></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="background-color: transparent">By judgment delivered on 30th of July 2021, the Commercial Division of the High Court, Accra dismissed Plaintiffs’ action against defendants for the following reliefs:</span></p><ol><li class="ql-align-justify"><em><span style="background-color: transparent">Declaration that defendants breached their fiduciary relations and duty towards plaintiffs</span></em></li><li class="ql-align-justify"><em><span style="background-color: transparent"> Declaration that freezing of plaintiffs’ accounts by the defendant bank without a court order was wrongful</span></em></li><li class="ql-align-justify"><em><span style="background-color: transparent">General damages for breach of fiduciary relationship</span></em></li><li class="ql-align-justify"><em><span style="background-color: transparent">General damages for wrongful freezing of accounts</span></em></li></ol><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="background-color: transparent">Dissatisfied with the judgment, and alleging that the court proceedings of 30th July 2021 were in breach of the rules of natural justice because it was without notice to them, plaintiffs (hereinafter referred to as appellants) filed an application before the Supreme Court on 29th of October 2021, praying for an order of certiorari to quash the proceedings. On 7th of December 2021, the Supreme Court struck out the application as withdrawn. On 30th of December 2021, appellants applied to the trial c…</span></p>