ANTHONY LARTEY VS LANDS COMMISSION & ORS

TERMS OF SETTLEMENT WHEREAS:

1. By Amended Writ of Summons dated 5th October, 2023, the Plaintiff commenced an action in the High Court, Accra, Human Rights Court 2 against the Defendants herein seeking the following reliefs:

a) A declaration that the 1st Defendant breached the contract it entered into with the Plaintiff for the payment of professional legal fees.

b) A declaration that the 2nd Defendant breached the contract he entered into with the Plaintiff for the payment of professional legal fees.

c) An order directed at the 1st Defendant to immediately pay the Plaintiff the contracted legal fees, OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE an order directed at the 2nd Defendant to immediately pay the Plaintiff fifteen percent (15%) of the total compensation amount payable by the State to the Claimants as the agreed professional fees due the Plaintiff under the Plaintiff’s contract with the 2nd Defendant.

d) A declaration that the Defendant colluded to perpetrate fraud against the Plaintiff.

e) A declaration that the 3rd Defendant acted in bad faith when he allowed payments to be made to his wife and the 2nd Defendant without notifying the Plaintiff of such payment before they were effected.

f) A perpetual injunction order restraining the 1st Defendant from making any payment or processing any payment in favour of the 2nd Defendant and the 2nd Defendant’s principals for compensation by the state for compulsorily acquiring their lands at Weija under Executive Instrument (E. I. ) 130 of 1977 without full payment of the Plaintiff’s professional legal fees.

g) Any other relief the Honourable Court may consider appropriate in favour of the Plaintiff.

2. WHEREAS, the Plaintiff and the 2nd Defendant have considered it prudent to settle their dispute amicably and out of Court.

IT IS AGREED AS FOLLOWS: a) The 2nd Defendant shall pay an amount of One Hundred Thousand Ghana Cedis (GH¢100, 000. 00) to the Plaintiff on 15th November, 2023. b) The 2nd Defendant shall pay an amount of One hundred and Sixty Thousand Ghana Cedis (GH¢160, 000. 00) to the Plaintiff on 20th December, 2023. c) The 2nd Defendant shall pay an amount of One Hundred Thousand Ghana Cedis (GH¢100, 000. 00) to the Plaintiff on 30th January, 2024. THE PARTIES ALSO AGREED THAT: d) These terms of settlement shall be filed in the Registry of this Court and shall be adopted as consent judgment.

e) The executing parties to these terms of settlement are authorized to do so and on no account shall any claim be m