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DR. ADOLF LUTTERODT & ORS VS THE MINISTER FOR JUSTICE & ATTORNEY GENERAL & ORS

2016

HIGH COURT

GHANA

CORAM

HIS LORDSHIP DENNIS ADJEI, J. A

Areas of Law

Civil Procedure

Alternative dispute resolution

AI Generated Summary

In this case, the parties and their lawyers have reached an amicable settlement to their dispute. They prepared and signed terms of settlement, which were filed with the court on July 26, 2016. The counsel for both parties requested the court to enter these terms as a consent judgment. Justice Dennis Adjei of the Appeal Court granted this request, entering the terms of settlement as a consent judgment. Consequently, the suit was struck out as settled, with the court adopting the filed terms of settlement as its consent judgment. This case demonstrates the court's role in formalizing settlements reached outside of court and the procedure for converting such settlements into binding judgments.

JUDGMENT

The parties and their respective lawyers in the case have amicably settled the matter.

They have duly signed the terms of settlement prepared by them.

The terms of settlement was filed on 26th July, 2016 and the respective counsel for the parties have prayed the court to enter the terms of settlement as a consent judgement.

Let the terms of settlement filed on 26th July, 2016 by the parties be entered and same is hereby entered as consent judgement.

The suit is struck out as settled per the terms of settlement filed on 26th July, 2016 and same is adopted by the court as its consent judgement.

SGD) DENNIS ADJEI, J. A JUSTICE OF THE APPEAL COURT.