ADA RURAL BANK PLC VRS ELECTROCHEM GHANA LTD. (CM/BFS/0543/2023) [2024] GHAHC 58 (27 May 2024)
The parties have executed terms of settlement, which the court adopts as its judgment, making the agreed payments binding and enforceable.
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- Citation
- ADA RURAL BANK PLC VRS ELECTROCHEM GHANA LTD. (CM/BFS/0543/2023) [2024] GHAHC 58 (27 May 2024)
- Parties
- Plaintiff: ADA RURAL BANK PLC; Defendant: ELECTROCHEM GHANA LTD.
- Court
- ghahc
- Jurisdiction
- Ghana
- Judgment Date
- 27 May 2024
- Procedural Posture
- Civil / Consent Judgment
- Outcome
- Consent judgment entered for the plaintiff per terms of settlement.
- Legal Topics
- Settlement, Debt Recovery
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
ADA RURAL BANK PLC
Plaintiff
ELECTROCHEM GHANA LTD.
Defendant
Procedural Posture
Civil / Consent Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the defendant is liable to pay the claimed sum to the plaintiff
- 2 Whether the parties have reached a binding settlement
Ratio Decidendi
The parties have executed terms of settlement, which the court adopts as its judgment, making the agreed payments binding and enforceable.
Court Disposition
Consent judgment entered for the plaintiff per terms of settlement.
Orders
- Defendant to pay GH¢900,000.00 to plaintiff in satisfaction of claims.
- Defendant to pay GH¢100,000.00 to plaintiff as legal costs.
Full Case Text
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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF JUDICATURE IN THE COMMERCIAL DIVISION (COURT 1) OF THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE ACCRA, HELD ON MONDAY THE 27TH DAY OF MAY, 2024 BEFORE HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE SHEILA MINTA SUIT NO. CM/BFS/0543/2023 ADA RURAL BANK PLC VRS. ELECTROCHEM GHANA LTD. - - PLAINTIFF DEFENDANT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PARTIES: PLAINTIFF REPRESENTED BY RITA AMANKWAH DEFENDANT REPRESENTED BY GESHUN AMATEY TETTEH- DOKU COUNSEL: BABA AVIO, ESQ., FOR PLAINTIFF – PRESENT FRANCIS KAKU COUSTON, ESQ., WITH IBRAHIM ANYAS MOHAMMED, ESQ., BEING LED BY ALHAJI FAROUCK SEIDU, ESQ., DEFENDANT – PRESENT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONSENT JUDGMENT Let the Terms of Settlement executed and signed by the parties herein dated 17th April, 2024 and filed at the Registry of this Court on 27th May, 2024 be and is hereby adopted and entered as the Consent Judgment of the Court as follows: 1 1. The Defendant has agreed to pay the sum of GH¢900,000.00 to the Plaintiff in satisfaction of the claims of the Plaintiff arising out of this matter. 2. The Defendant has agreed to pay the sum of GH¢100,000.00 to the Plaintiff as legal costs. 3. The total sum of One Million Ghana Cedis shall be paid in the following manners: a. GH¢200,000.00 on or before 30th April, 2024. b. GH¢134,000.00 on or before 31st May, 2024. c. GH¢134,000.00 on or before 30th June, 2024. d. GH¢134,000.00 on or before 31st July, 2024. e. GH¢134,000.00 on or before 31st August, 2024. f. GH¢134,000.00 on or before 30th September, 2024. g. GH¢130,000.00 on or before 31st October, 2024. 4. That these terms of settlement embody the entire understanding of the parties herein in respect of the matters contained or referred to in connection with this claim and there are no promises, terms conditions or obligations, oral or written, express or implied other than those contained herein. 5. That the usual default clause shall apply. (SGD.) SHEILA MINTA, J. JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT 2