Popular dancehall artiste, Charles Nii Armah Mensah professionally known as Shatta Wale and his former Manager, Lawrence Asiamah Hanson, alias Bulldog have reached an agreement in principle to settle the defamation suit out of court.
The two parties upon a series of adjournments on the defamation case were asked to settle the case out of court.
On April 18, 2023, lawyers for Shatta Wale requested a month for further negotiations after lawyers for Bulldog indicated the parties failed to reach an agreement.
After a month, Lawyers for Shatta Wale announced to the Court again that, the parties have now agreed settlement terms in principle.
He, therefore requested the court for a month adjournment for the parties to draft the terms of settlement and the same file to the court for its adoption as a consent judgment.
The High Court in Accra presided over by Justice Joseph Adu Agyemang Owusu, adjourned the case after lawyers for Bulldog indicated that they were going to settle the case out of court as agreed by both parties early on.
On March 7, the dancehall artiste through his lawyer requested the court to oblige them with an out-of-court settlement, which was granted for another time but the parties failed to reach a settlement when they appeared in court on Tuesday, April 18.
Dr Justice Srem Sai, the lawyer for the Plaintiff, Bulldog, said negotiations have failed and the parties were back in court for further directives but the lawyer for Shatta Wale, Lawyer Selasie Atuwo said the will to settle the matter is mutual for both sides.
He, therefore, prayed for an adjournment to enable the parties to try to settle the matter.
“The will to settle the case is there for both sides but the issue now is about the quantum of amount. If we may be given a date to try to settle,” lawyer Selasie Atuwo told the court
The court presided over by Justice Joseph Adu Agyemang Owusu, while adjourning the case to May 16, urged them to try and settle the case before the next court sitting.
The two parties on the last sitting on the case agreed to finally settle the case out of court.
Meanwhile, the court has charged the defendant, Shatta Wale to render an unqualified apology to the plaintiff for tarnishing his image.
