THE REPUBLIC V. CHARLES DARKWA ANTWI AND GLAHCO HOTELS AND TOURIST DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD
(2017) JELR 65841 (CA)
Court of Appeal
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SUIT NO: H1/150/2016
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12 Jun 2017
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Ghana
Coram
VICTOR OFOE JA (PRESIDING), ADUAMA OSEI JA AND AVRIL LOVELACE-JOHNSON JA
Judgement
<p>ADUAMA OSEI JA:</p><p>I have had the benefit of reading beforehand the judgment of His Lordship Justice Ofoe in which he orders the dismissal of this appeal. I agree with him that the appeal ought to be dismissed.</p><p>There is however an aspect of the case that has engaged my attention on which I intend to put down a few thoughts by way of supporting the opinion of my learned brother.</p><p>In this contribution, the Claimant/Applicant/Respondent will be referred to as “the Respondent”, and the Respondent/Respondent/Appellant will be referred to as “the Appellant”.</p><p>By a letter dated the 21<sup>st</sup> of October, 2011, the Appellant terminated the employment of the Respondent, who was before then its Legal and Business Development Officer. The termination gave rise to a dispute between the Appellant and the Respondent over the entitlements due from the Appellant to the Respondent.</p><p>When, after negotiations between them, the Appellant and the Respondent failed to reach agreement on the entitlements due, the Respondent…</p>