Receiver challenges court order to return No. 1 Oxford Street Hotel to Cheddar’s company

The Receiver, Nii Amanor Doodo, representing Cola Holdings Limited in the management of the No. 1 Oxford Street Hotel, has filed an appeal against a High Court ruling that mandated the property be returned to Nana Kwame Bediako's Kensington Residential Partners 1 Limited. Doodo, along with Cola Holdings, has also sought a temporary halt to the enforcement of the order while the appeal process unfolds.

Justice John-Mark Alifo, presiding as a vacation judge in Commercial Court 2, overturned the Receiver's control of the hotel, directing it be returned to the Kensington Residential Partners. In a bid to challenge this decision, the Receiver contends the judgment is flawed, contradicting constitutional law and the Borrowers and Lenders Act 2020 (Act 1052), and overlooks a prior Court of Appeal ruling.

The appeal asserts that the vacation court did not have jurisdiction, arguing that the matter should have been heard by a vacation judge assigned to Commercial Court 8, not Commercial Court 2. The Receiver described the ruling as "unreasonable and irrational," expressing concern that it awards the hotel to a party with no intent to repay its debt, potentially reinstating actions deemed criminal under the Borrowers and Lenders Act.

Legal counsel for the Receiver also plans to argue an issue of jurisdiction at the outset, claiming the judge's mandate doesn't encompass suits from Commercial Court 6. The application for a stay of execution is set for hearing on October 16, 2026.