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    Appeal Court Upturn Lower Court Judgement Against Zenith Bank, Slam Fine On Real Integrated And Hospitality Limited

    Funke BusariBy Funke BusariNovember 27, 2022 Top Stories No Comments2 Mins Read
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    After several months of legal tussle between Zenith Bank Plc versus Real Integrated & Hospitality Limited and State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB, Gombe State, a three-man panel in the Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos led by Justice Muhammed Sirajo in Appeal No: CA/LAG/CV/262/2022 – have unanimously upturned the Lagos State High Court judgement of Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe over claims that; on March 8, 2022, there was a breach of contract because on October 7, 2011, Zenith Bank refused Real Integrated to withdraw from its Account No. 1012465427.

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    In her judgement, she directed Zenith bank to pay an interest of 15 per cent per annum on the N872,780,522.84 from May 17, 2011, when the advanced payment guarantees expired till judgement and thereafter at the rate of 10 per cent per annum until final liquidation

    Through Zenith Bank’s team of counsel led by Prof. Fabian Ajogwu, SAN and Mr. Sylva Ogwemoh, SAN, the bank challenged Justice Abike-Fadipe’s decision of awarding N2,500,000 as the cost of the action in favour of Real Integrated.

    The legal team via valid argument backed by proofs argued and sought an order setting aside the lower court decision on the ground that it acted in full compliance with its contractual obligations in line with the Advanced Payment Guarantee, APG, contract and that the trial court was wrong.

    The Court of Appeal, in a unanimous decision on November 23, agreed with the bank’s submission and resolved all the issues raised in its favour. It was gathered that; the 1st Respondent, through its Counsel, E.O Jakpa, argued that the bank breached the contract while SUBEB Gombe State did not contest the Appeal.

    Apart from the appellate court setting aside the judgement of Justice Abike-Fadipe, the judge also awarded a cost of N200,000 against Real Integrated & Hospitality Limited and in favour of Zenith Bank.

    The appeal court further stated that the lower court judgement was upturned on the ground that the trial court was wrong to have presumed that the bank withheld the full account statement of Real Integrated in the light of Exhibit C6 (the comprehensive Statement of Account of Real Integrated), which was tendered by the bank for a limited purpose, adding that there was no need for the lower court to have invoked Section 167 (d) of the Evidence Act, 2011 against the bank.

    Court of Appeal E.O Jakpa Justice Muhammed Sirajo Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe Lagos State High Court Mr. Sylva Ogwemoh Prof. Fabian Ajogwu Real Integrated And Hospitality Limited State Universal Basic Education Board SUBEB Zenith Bank
    Funke Busari

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