UNIVERSITY OF GHANA V. NDK FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD. & ORS.

JUDGMENT

INTRODUCTION

Section 24(3) of the University of Ghana Act of 2010, (Act 806) states: - “For the avoidance of doubt, moneys received by or standing to the credit of an establishment of the University shall form part of the funds of the University as defined under this Act.” So, can the School of Public Health having been established as a division under the University of Ghana Act have a separate legal personality that can sue to recover any money standing to the credit of the division known as School of Public Health or it is the University that have the legal capacity or mandate to do so? The answer to this question is what would help resolve the dispute between the parties in this suit.

A division of the University of Ghana known as the School of Public Health caused its funds to be invested in the 1st Defendant Company. The School of Public Health subsequently requested that the said sum be disinvested and for the moneys to be paid it since 2018 but till date the 1st Defendan…