{
  "id": 4235733,
  "title": "Afenyo- Markin: Sammy Gyamfi has been duly served with my writ",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/afenyo-markin-sammy-gyamfi-has-been-duly-served-with-my-writ",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T16:58:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Chronicle Ghana",
    "slug": "the-chronicle-ghana",
    "url": "https://thechronicle.com.gh/afenyo-markin-sammy-gyamfi-has-been-duly-served-with-my-writ/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Solicitor for plaintiff Osahen Alexander Afenyo-Markin has dismissed allegations that his client is evading the service of a writ in a defamation lawsuit against Ghana Gold Board's CEO, Samuel Adu Gyamfi. According to a statement on behalf of Mr. Afenyo-Markin, the writ, filed at the High Court on August 24, 2026, was served on a law firm that had obtained authority to accept the service on Gyamfi's behalf.\n\nThe statement revealed that a bailiff delivered the writ to the law firm on August 26, 2026, after obtaining the \"express instructions and authority\" from Mr. Gyamfi. However, the law firm returned the writ the next day, August 27, citing that their client had changed his mind about accepting service through them.\n\nWhen the bailiff attempted direct service on Gyamfi at his office, he refused to accept the writ and ordered his security to expel the bailiff from the premises. The solicitor rebuffed claims on social media that Afenyo-Markin was avoiding the service, stating that it is the court registry's responsibility under Ghanaian civil procedure to deliver a writ to a defendant after it's issued upon the plaintiff's application.\n\nThe solicitor pointed to Order 7, Rule 12(2) of the High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, 2004, which validates service where a writ is given to a lawyer who has agreed in writing to accept it on behalf of the client. The statement urged those spreading false claims to cease, asserting that the relevant correspondence and bailiff's official record would verify the events.",
  "summary": "Solicitor for the plaintiff in a defamation suit against the Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Samuel Adu Gyamfi, has rejected claims that his client, Osahen Alexander Afenyo-Markin, is avoiding service of the writ. In a statement issued on behalf of Mr. Afenyo-Markin, the solicitor said the writ, filed at the […] The post Afenyo- Markin: Sammy Gyamfi has been duly…",
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    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/defamation-suit-sammy-gyamfi-authorises-his-lawyers-to-write-to-high",
        "published": "2026-08-29T04:03:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "26 years apart: Madras High Court dissolves marriage, but sets conditions over property",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/26-years-apart-madras-high-court-dissolves-marriage-but-sets",
        "published": "2026-08-29T06:12:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Sammy Gyamfi authorises lawyers to request Afenyo-Markin’s defamation writ",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/sammy-gyamfi-authorises-lawyers-to-request-afenyo-markins-defamation",
        "published": "2026-08-29T16:12:40.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}