[2015]DLCA8300November 26, 2015Court of Appeal

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL vs. INFRASTRUCTURAL LOGISTICS LTD. & ANOR.

The 1st plaintiff/respondent herein is a company registered under the laws of Ghana whilst the 2nd plaintiff/respondent is the chairman and Chief Executive and more or less the alter ergo of the former. The defendant/appellant is a company registered under the laws of the United States of America and is domiciled therein. According to the plaintiffs/respondents (hereinafter simply referred to as the plaintiffs) they, together with one Takyi-Mensah (also a director of the 1st plaintiff company) agreed to work in collaboration with the defendant/appellant (hereinafter simply referred to as the defendant or defendant company), which is a management firm, to provide goods and services. It was as a result of this agreement to collaborate that the parties agreed in 2006 to supply the Government of Ghana, via the Ghana National Fire Service, fire equipment and related accessories manufactured in the U.S.A. The role of the plaintiffs in this collaborative effort was to act as the local princi...