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AXES COMPANY LTD
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KWAME OPOKU, SYLOP COMPANY LTD. AND UNIQUE COMPANY LTD.

(2011) JELR 68545 (SC)

Supreme Court 26 Jan 2011 Ghana
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- The respondent brought an action at the High Court seeking various orders, including an interim injunction and freezing of bank accounts. - The court granted the interim injunction and ordered the banks to submit statements of accounts. -

Case Details

Suit Number:CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/23/2008
Judges:DR. DATE-BAH JSC (PRESIDING), OWUSU (MS) (JSC), BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC, ARYEETEY JSC, GBADEGBE JSC
Counsel:KWAME OWUSU ASAMANI FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDANT, KWAME BOAFO AKUFFO WITH AUGUSTUS ABEIKU BREW FOR THE DEFENDANT/ APPELANT

RULING

THE PRESIDENT OF THE COURT INVITED BAFFOE-BONNIE J. S. C. TO DELIVER HIS JUDGMENT FIRST.

BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC.

For a better appreciation of the issues to be resolved in this case it is important to set out in detail the facts that have given rise to this appeal.

The respondent in this appeal brought an action at the High Court. The writ was indorsed as follows:

The plaintiff’s claim is for:

1. An order of interim injunction restraining the 1st Defendant from disposing of the property, that is, a building at Tema end of the Motorway (Tema)

2. An order freezing the accounts of the 1st Defendant , 2nd and 3rd Defendants at Ecobank, Tema

3. An order freezing the accounts of the 1st Defendant at Barclays Bank , Tema

4. An order compelling Barclays Bank to furnish the court with the Statement of accounts of the 1st Defendant from January 2004 to date

5. An order compelling Ecobank to furnish the court with the statement of accounts of the 2nd and 3rd Defendants from January 2004 to date.

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