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THE REPUBLIC
V.
BANK OF GHANA AND 5 OTHERS EX PARTE: BENJAMIN DUFFOUR

(2017) JELR 65857 (CA)

Court of Appeal 23 Mar 2017 Ghana
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- The appellant is seeking orders to set aside a ruling, convict and punish the respondent for contempt of court, and for the respondent to purge themselves of contempt. - The appellant was an employee of the first respondent, a financial i

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Suit Number:CIVIL APPEAL NO: H1/39/2017
Judges:F. KORBIEH JA (PRESIDING), A.M.A. DORDZIE (MRS.) JA., M.M. AGYEMANG (MRS.) JA
Counsel:KWAME FOSU GYEABOUR FOR APPLICANT / APPELLANT,KODJO ASARE-BOATENG FOR RESPONDENTS /RESPONDENTS

AGYEMANG JA

In this appeal against the judgment of the High Court dated 14th day of July 2014, the appellant seeks the following orders:

1. An order to set aside the ruling of the High Court dated the 14th day of July 2015

2. An order convicting and punishing the respondent for contempt of court;

3. An order for the respondent to purge themselves of contempt.

These are the matters that have given rise to the instant appeal.

The applicant/appellant (referred to as appellant) was until the 7th of March 2014, an employee of the first respondent/respondent, holding the official title of a Deputy Manager. The first respondent/respondent (first respondent) is a financial institution operating as the country’s Central Bank. The second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth respondents/respondents (referred to as the respondents) are employees and officials of the first respondent.

As an official of the first respondent, the appellant, like many others were placed in official residence at the licence of t…

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