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BENNETT ACQUAH IMPRAIM & 204 OTHERS
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UNIVERSITY OF GHANA

(2018) JELR 69503 (CA)

Court of Appeal 12 Apr 2018 Ghana
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- The defendant/appellant lodged an appeal against the judgment of the High Court, Accra Financial and Economic Crime Division. - The grounds of appeal included arguments about the weight of evidence, conditions of service for unionized sta

Case Details

Suit Number:CIVIL APPEAL NO: H1/184/2016
Judges:FRANCIS KUSI-APPIAH J.A. (PRESIDING), AVRIL LOVELACE-JOHNSON J.A., HENRY A. KWOFIE J.A.
Counsel:JOSEPH N. NKRUMAH FOR THE PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS,NANIA OWUSU-ANKOMAH FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

JUDGMENT

HENRY KWOFIE J.A.

The defendant/appellant (hereinafter referred to as the defendant) being dissatisfied with the judgment of the High Court, Accra Financial and Economic Crime Division) dated the 7th of December 2015 lodged an appeal against the judgment.

The notice of appeal dated 19th February 2016 is at pages 666-671 of the Record of appeal. The grounds of appeal set out in the Notice of Appeal were:

a) The Judgment is against the weight of evidence before the trial judge.

b) The learned judge erred by failing to hold that the conditions of service for unionised staff of Public Universities does not provide for ex-gratia payments to take retrospective effect.

c) The learned judge erred when she held that the new Single Spine salary which was implemented after the respondents retired from the appellant was their salary at the date of their retirement.

d) The learned judge erred when she held for the respondents on the basis that the appellant did not prove that ex-gratia are paid …

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