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A.G.A. 2006 EARLY RETIREES ASSOCIATION SUING PER SAMUEL BOADU AND 85 ORS
V.
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI GHANA

(2021) JELR 109869 (CA)

Court of Appeal 1 Apr 2021 Ghana
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- The case involves a dispute between an association of former employees (Plaintiffs) and their former employer (Defendant) regarding the payment of redundancy awards and other benefits. - The Plaintiffs claim that there was an agreement be

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Suit Number:H1/51/2020
Judges:I. O. AMADU TANKO JSC. (PRESIDING), HENRY A. KWOFIE JA, ANTHONY OPPONG JA
Counsel:EYRAM AKYAA ANSAH, ESQ. FOR APPELLANTS WILLIAM KUSI, ESQ. FOR RESPONDENTS

ANTHONY OPPONG, JA

On or about 18 March, 2015, the Plaintiff/Respondent (to be referred to simply as Plaintiff in this delivery) caused a writ of summons together with a statement of claim to issue against the Defendant/Appellant (also to be simply referred to as Defendant hereafter). I must say in parenthesis that I will soon refer to Plaintiff as Plaintiffs for reasons that will soon be unfolded in this delivery. The reliefs Plaintiff sought against Defendant were:

(a) Payment of redundancy award as earlier on agreed between the members of the plaintiff association and the defendant company acting per its Industrial Relations Manager

(b) Payment of interest on any amount payable by the defendant company under redundancy from December 2006 to the date of final payment

(c) Damages for breach of agreement

(d) Costs as the court may deem fit.

In paragraph one of the statement of claim, Plaintiff disclosed its capacity, namely that it is an incorporated association limited by guarantee with me…

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