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JAMES DAVID BROWN
V.
THE NATIONAL LABOUR COMMISSION AND AHANTAMAN RURAL BANK LTD

(2019) JELR 67487 (SC)

Supreme Court 19 Jun 2019 Ghana
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- The case involves a junior officer at a rural bank who appealed against his termination for gross misconduct, which he claimed was unfair. - The National Labour Commission (NLC) ruled in his favor, but he was dissatisfied with the compen

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Suit Number:CIVIL APPEALNO. J4/74/2018
Judges:DOTSE JSC (PRESIDING), BENIN JSC, PWAMANG JSC, DORDZIE (MRS.) JSC, AMEGATCHER JSC
Counsel:PETITIONER/APPELLANT/APPELLANT IN PERSON,DAVID OWUSU TACHIE FOR THE 2ND RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT

AMEGATCHER, JSC:-

It is not usual for labour petitions determined by the National Labour Commission (hereafter referred to as NLC) in favour of a petitioner to end up at the instance of the victorious party, first on appeal to the Court of Appeal and then to the apex court of the land. The sudden awakening and consciousness of Ghanaians in the fight for their rights appears to have propelled the Appellant, who is a junior officer in one of the rural banks in the Western Region of the country, in spite of all odds, to challenge the decision of his management, the National Labour Commission and the Court of Appeal all the way to the apex court of the land. What makes the appellant’s steps even more intriguing is the fact that he acted throughout the various stages of this fight in the Court of Appeal and now the Supreme Court as a litigant in person. We commend the appellant for his bravery and perseverance but also wish to caution that in highly technical matters that require expert adv…

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