Defamation suit: Sammy Gyamfi has been validly served – Afenyo-Markin’s lawyers dismiss alleged delay
Lawyers for Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin have dismissed claims that their client is deliberately delaying or avoiding the service of a writ on Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) Chief Executive Officer, Sammy Gyamfi, in a defamation case. Dehyena Chambers, representing Mr Afenyo-Markin, says the writ has already been served on Mr Gyamfi’s lawyers after they formally […]
Dehyena Chambers, representing Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has dismissed allegations that their client is deliberately delaying or avoiding the service of a writ in a defamation case against Ghana Gold Board CEO Sammy Gyamfi. The court papers state that the writ was filed on August 24, 2026, and served to Ayine & Partners on August 26, 2026.
Ayine & Partners then returned the writ to the court on August 27, claiming that Gyamfi had changed his position on accepting service through their firm. However, Dehyena Chambers maintains that a court bailiff subsequently served the writ on Ayine & Partners, and that Gyamfi declined to accept the service personally. Dehyena Chambers argues that the suggestion Afenyo-Markin is responsible for delaying service is "untrue" and cites High Court rules stating that service on a lawyer who has undertaken to accept service on behalf of a client constitutes valid service.
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