M. BASHIRU LIVINGMAN-ELECTRICALS LTD vs. BEROCK VENTURES LTD.

TANKO AMADU J.A (1) In the Commercial Division of the High Court, Accra, the Plaintiff/Appellant’s claims against the Defendant/Respondent were dismissed on the following terms. “In view of all the evidence on record therefore the court thinks that an amount of U$D20,000 will be fair compensation to the Plaintiff for the role it played in the Joint Venture up to the bidding stage. The court therefore awards an amount of U$D20,000 to the Plaintiff as compensation for the role it played towards the winning of the contract up to the bidding stage. However, in the evidence-in-chief of the Plaintiff given on the 15th May 2015, its representative admitted that since this matter came to court the Plaintiff company had been paid an amount of U$D20,000 by the Defendant Company. The court therefore holds that the amount of U$D20,000 paid by the Defendant to the Plaintiff pendente lite should be kept by the Plaintiff as compensation for the work or service it rendered in respect of the Join...