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EWURABENA SACKEY & ANOTHER
V.
UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA

(2016) JELR 107469 (HC)

High Court 29 Apr 2016 Ghana
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- The plaintiffs, Ewurabena Sackey and Francis Herbert Sackey, filed a suit against the defendant bank for breach of confidentiality. They claimed that their personal bank details were unlawfully published to the general public, causing the

Case Details

Suit Number:SUIT NO. BC.338/2013
Judges:JUSTICE E.K. MENSAH J
Counsel:ELIS QUARSHIGA FOR THE PLAINTIFFS PRESENT; NUTSIFAFA NUTSUKPUI FOR THE DEFENDANT PRESENT.

JUDGMENT

FRANCIS HERBERT SACKEY, J.

Per their Writ of Summons filed at the Registry of the High Court, Accra on the 25th March, 2013, and the accompanying statement of claim, the plaintiffs claim against the  defendant bank is for; 

(a) An unqualified apology for the embarrassment caused to both the 1st and 2nd plaintiffs

(b) Punitive and aggravated damages at Thirty Thousand Ghana Cedis (GH₵30,000.00) in  favour of each of the plaintiff for breach of confidentiality. 

(c) An Order of perpetual injunction restraining the Defendant, his agents, servants, assigns,  representatives from further publishing the personal bank details of both the 1st and 2nd plaintiffs to the general public unlawfully. 

(d) Cost and 

(e) Any other relief (s) deemed fit by the Honourable Court. 

The records show that, upon the service of the Writ of Summons and the statement of  claim on the Defendant’s Bank on the 3rd April, 2013, notice of appearance was filed on  the 10th April, 2013. This was followed by an el…

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