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DAVID AGBELI
V.
MERCHANT BANK GHANA LTD

(2021) JELR 109020 (SC)

Supreme Court 7 Jul 2021 Ghana
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- The appellant was employed by Merchant Bank Ghana Ltd as the acting head of the Credit Risk Management Department. - The bank accused the appellant of breaching the bank's credit policy and issued a query. - The appellant responded to the

Case Details

Suit Number:J4/40/201
Judges:APPAU JSC (PRESIDING), DORDZIE (MRS.) JSC, PROF. KOTEY JSC, AMADU JSC PROF. MENSA-BONSU (MRS.) JSC
Counsel:GEORGE ANKOMA MENSAH FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT/APPELLANT. DOMINIC BRENYA OTCHERE FOR THE DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT/ RESPONDENT

JUDGMENT 


DORDZIE (MRS.) JSC:-  

Facts: 

Until 6th February 2008, the Appellant herein was in the employment of Merchant Bank  Ghana Ltd, the respondent, (the bank) as the acting head of the Credit Risk Management  Department. He was employed in August 2005 and worked as next in command in the  said department until his elevation to the acting position of the head of the said  department. 

In or about October 2007, the respondent found cause to complain about the manner the  appellant was performing his role as head of the Credit Risk Management Department  of the Bank. Therefore on 6/10/2007 it wrote to the appellant, (a query) to explain his  actions which was found to have breached the rules of the bank’s credit policy; details of  the breach were particularized in the said letter, (exhibit C). On 9/10/2007, the bank  wrote the appellant to proceed on leave while it investigated matters. 

The appellant wrote a response to the query dated 13/10/2007. The bank found  appellant’s explana…

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