Accra High Court (Commercial Court 10), has awarded damages of Ghc1 Million against social media commentator, Kelvin Taylor, for defamatory statements he made against the Senior Partner of Accra-based corporate law firm, Africa Legal Asociates (ALA) and public figure Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko.
His lawyers did not specify an amount of damages in the writ. However, the Court, in its wisdom, awarded damages in the sum of One Million cedis in the favour of the plaintiff, due to the seriousness of the defamatory matter published by Kevin Taylor.
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In giving her judgment today Tuesday, 27 October, Justice Jennifer Dadzie added that the full judgment will be available a week later, on Tuesday, 3 November.
Source:www.Ghgossip.com
