The Ho High Court, presided over by Justice Rosemarie Afua Asante, has ordered the Central Aflao Hospital to pay GH¢5,000 in costs for seeking to amend its statement of defence late in an ongoing medical negligence case brought by the family of a deceased caterer.

The suit was filed by the family of Linda Adua, 39, who died after allegedly being denied treatment at the hospital.

The ruling followed an application by the hospital’s lawyers seeking to amend their defence statement during the trial.

Counsel for the plaintiff, Christian Lebrecht Malm-Hesse, had objected to the application, arguing that the case had already suffered several adjournments and that the timing of the request was unfair.

He contended that allowing the amendment at that stage could potentially alter the direction of the case.

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