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KWADWO ASARE
V.
THE ASSOCIATION OF CHARTERED CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANTS

(2023) JELR 112088 (HC)

High Court 19 Apr 2023 Ghana
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- The applicant, an eight-year-old named Kwadwo Asare, applied to take the Association of Chartered and Certified Accountants (ACCA) foundation course. - The applicant's father contacted the ACCA and was informed that there was no minimum a

Case Details

Suit Number:HR/0032/2022
Judges:BARBARA TETTEH-CHARWAY (MRS.), J
Counsel:ESTHER MAUREEN APPENTEN HOLDING BRIEF FOR BENJAMIN SACKAR FOR RESPONDENT - PRESENT
Location:Accra

JUDGMENT

1]     PARTIES

The Applicant, eight year old Kwadwo Asare, brings this application through his father and next friend, Frank Asare. The Respondent is the Association of Chartered and Certified Accountants (ACCA), a professional accountancy body with its headquarters in London, United Kingdom and a registered branch in Accra, Ghana.

2]     FACTS OF THE CASE

Applicants’ case

3]     The applicant’s case is that in his desire to pursue a career in accountancy, he decided to take the Respondent’s foundations in Accountancy (ACCA foundation) course. His father therefore contacted the Respondent for the registration requirements and was reliably informed that there was no minimum age requirement. A search on the Respondent’s website confirmed this information as accurate, as evidenced by Exhibit 2.

4] In order to prepare adequately towards Respondent’s ACCA Foundation Examinations, applicant claims he registered, sat and successfully passed the November 2021 Cambridge GCE O’ level exam…

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