Yelipoie Vrs Barclays Bank Of Ghana Ltd [2022] GHASC 30 (7 December 2022)

Yelipoie Vrs Barclays Bank Of Ghana Ltd [2022] GHASC 30 (7 December 2022)

The appellant's claims, though couched as constitutional breaches, were fundamentally contractual in nature, arising from his demotion and reduction in salary in December 2001. As such, the claims were subject to the six-year limitation period under the Limitations Act 1972 (NRCD 54) and were statute-barred when filed in 2014. No evidence supported a breach of constitutional rights, and the doctrine of severability did not apply as all claims were unmeritorious. The appeal was therefore dismissed.

Citation
Yelipoie Vrs Barclays Bank Of Ghana Ltd [2022] GHASC 30 (7 December 2022)
Parties
Plaintiff/appellant/appellant: Ivan Yelipoie; Defendant/respondent/respondent: Barclays Bank of Ghana Ltd.
Court
ghasc
Jurisdiction
Ghana
Judgment Date
7 December 2022
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Final Appeal Before Supreme Court
Outcome
appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Employment Contract, Demotion, Statute of Limitations, Constitutional Rights, Administrative Justice, Severability of Claims
Source Language
eng
Employment Law Constitutional Law Contract Law Employment Contract Demotion Statute of Limitations Constitutional Rights Administrative Justice +1 more

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Parties

Ivan Yelipoie

Plaintiff/appellant/appellant

Barclays Bank of Ghana Ltd.

Defendant/respondent/respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Final Appeal Before Supreme Court

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the appellant's claims were statute-barred under the Limitations Act 1972 (NRCD 54)
  2. 2 Whether the appellant's demotion and reduction in salary constituted a breach of constitutional rights or was a contractual matter
  3. 3 Whether the doctrine of severability of claims applied to the appellant's mixed claims

Ratio Decidendi

The appellant's claims, though couched as constitutional breaches, were fundamentally contractual in nature, arising from his demotion and reduction in salary in December 2001. As such, the claims were subject to the six-year limitation period under the Limitations Act 1972 (NRCD 54) and were statute-barred when filed in 2014. No evidence supported a breach of constitutional rights, and the doctrine of severability did not apply as all claims were unmeritorious. The appeal was therefore dismissed.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed

Orders

  • Judgment of the Court of Appeal affirmed
  • All reliefs sought by the appellant are denied