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SAMUEL GYAMFI AND 693 OTHERS
V.
BANK OF GHANA AND ANOTHER

(2019) JELR 69742 (HC)

High Court 29 Mar 2019 Ghana
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- The case involves Onward Investment Limited (2nd Defendant) and the Bank of Ghana (1st Defendant), with the Plaintiffs being customers of the 2nd Defendant. - The Plaintiffs claim that the Bank of Ghana was negligent in its regulatory dut

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Suit Number:SUIT NO. OCC 113/2014
Judges:HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE DR. RICHMOND OSEI-HWERE
Counsel:STEPHEN ALEWABA WITH JEPTHER APPAU FOR THE PLAINTIFFS,SAMUEL CODJOE WITH EDWARD DANQUAH FOR 1ST DEFENDANT

OSEI-HWERE, J.

Background

This is a suit arising from the operations of the 2nd Defendant herein and the regulatory duty of the central bank, Bank of Ghana (1st Defendant herein). It is about whether the Bank of Ghana was the regulator of the 2nd Defendant herein and if yes, whether it was negligent in its regulatory duty.

The Plaintiffs were described as customers of the 2nd Defendant herein. The 2nd Defendant was an incorporated limited liability company under the laws of Ghana. The 1st Defendant herein, Bank of Ghana is a constitutional and statutory body responsible for the regulation of banks and non-bank financial institutions among other functions. It must be noted that the names of the then Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Paa Kwesi Amissah Arthur and the Head of Banking Supervision, Franklin Belnye who were originally the 2nd and 3rd Defendants respectively have been struck out of the suit as non-proper parties to the suit. Consequently, Onward Investment Limited is now the 2nd De…

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