DISCONTINUANCE OF CONTEMPT APPLICATION AGAINST GHANA BAR EXECUTIVES

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF JUDICATURE
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE
FAST TRACK DIVISION, ACCRA

SUIT NO.AP50/09
THE REPUBLIC

-VRS-

1. PETER R. ZWENNES )
c/o 2nd Floor, Carlton House ) 1st RESPONDENT
Opp. Beijing Clinic, Anumansa Street)
Osu Re, Accra )

2. FRANK W. K. BEECHAM ) 2nd RESPONDENT
C/o Bram-Larbi, Beecham & Co. )
E127/2, Kojo Thompson Rd. )
Adabraka, Accra )

EX PARTE JOE ABOAGYE DEBRAH ) APPLICANT
#82/1, CASTLE ROAD, ADABRAKA )
ACCRA


MOTION ON NOTICE FOR LEAVE TO DISCONTINUE
ORDER 17 rule 2, sub rule 3

TAKE NOTICE that this Honourable Court will be moved by JOE ABOAGYE DEBRAH Esq., the Applicant herein praying for leave to discontinue his action for an order of committal against the Respondents herein upon the grounds stated in the accompanying supporting affidavit

And for such further or other orders as this Honourable Court may deem fit.

Court to be moved on Wednesday the 8th day of April. 2009 at 9 0’clock in the forenoon or any other time thereafter as the Applicant may be heard.

DATED AT 1ST LAW, ACCRA THIS 30th DAY OF MARCH, 2009



APPLICANT
THE REGISTRAR
HIGH COURT, FAST TRACK DIVISION
ACCRA.

AND TO THE ABOVE NAMED RESPONDENTS

































IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF JUDICATURE
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE
FAST TRACK DIVISION, ACCRA

SUIT NO.AP50/09
THE REPUBLIC

-VRS-

1. PETER R. ZWENNES )
c/o 2nd Floor, Carlton House ) 1st RESPONDENT
Opp. Beijing Clinic, Anumansa Street)
Osu Re, Accra )

2. FRANK W. K. BEECHAM ) 2nd RESPONDENT
C/o Bram-Larbi, Beecham & Co. )
E127/2, Kojo Thompson Rd. )
Adabraka, Accra )

EX PARTE JOE ABOAGYE DEBRAH ) APPLICANT
#82/1, CASTLE ROAD, ADABRAKA )
ACCRA

AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT

I, Joe Aboagye Debrah of F119B, Ashongman Estates, Accra, do make oath and say as follows:

1. That I am a partner of 1stLaw, a firm of legal practitioners based in Accra and the deponent/Applicant herein and a fully paid up member of the Ghana Bar Association.

2. That at the hearing of this application, I shall seek leave of the Court to make reference to material averments in the processes filed so far in the substantive suit as if same have been deposed to in this affidavit and sworn hereto.


3. That I issued a writ of summons dated November 24, 2008 against the Ghana Bar Association claiming defined reliefs further which I applied for an order of committal against the above-named Respondents on March 3, 2009 which is pending before this Honourable Court.

4. That I have been entreated by several members of the Ghana Bar Association and other respectable members of the legal fraternity to discontinue my action against the Ghana Bar Association in the substantive suit and against the Respondents in the present action.

5. That out of respect for the highly placed members of the legal fraternity and out of a desire to find an amicable resolution of the issues raised in my action, I pray accordingly for leave to discontinue the present action against the named Respondents herein in order to afford the Association an opportunity to deal with the many issues that have confronted it in the wake of the National Conference held in Kumasi on November 15, 2008.

6. Wherefore I swear to this affidavit in support.

SWORN AT ACCRA THIS }
Day of March, 2009 } ………………………..
DEPONENT
BEFORE ME



COMMISSIONER OF OATHS


AND TO: THE ABOVE NAMED RESPONDENTS

1. CHARLES ZWENNES, C/o 2nd Floor, Carlton House, Opp. Beijing Clinic, Anumansa Street, Osu Re, Accra

2. FRANK W. K. BEECHAM c/o Bram-Larbi, Beecham & Co., E127/2, Kojo Thompson Rd., Adabraka, Accra