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NANA KWASI AFREH II & 2ORS v. ASSOCIATION OF VOLTA LAND COMPENSATION & 12 0RS

2012

HIGH COURT

GHANA

CORAM

  • DENNIS ADJEI, J.A

Areas of Law

  • Civil Procedure

AI Generated Summary

This judgment by Justice Dennis D. Adjei addresses a motion to strike out a writ of summons in litigation arising from compensation claims relating to the Pai Traditional Area and a purported Association of VR Flooded Lands compensation Claimants. Multiple defendants entered conditional appearances, and on 20 December 2011 counsel for several defendants sought to strike the writ, contending it was issued by “Legal Link,” an entity that was not a lawyer, contrary to the Legal Profession Act and the High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules. Plaintiffs argued the motion was out of time under Order 9 rule 8 and that the issuing entity was a firm of lawyers. The court analyzed Orders 4, 9, 11, and 75 of C.I. 47 and section 2 of Act 32, holding that only a named individual lawyer or the party can issue a writ; law firms are not “lawyers.” Relying on MacFoy and Mosi v. Bagyina, the court concluded the writ was a nullity and set it aside as void despite procedural lapses.

RULING