SOLKROC LIMITED vs. ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI (GHANA) LIMITED

This suit arose from the termination of a haulage contract which the Defendant Company awarded to the Plaintiff Company sometime in March, 2013. The Plaintiff initiated the action on 26/06/2015 but amended the writ of summons and statement of claim on 10/12/2015. On 05/12/2017, the Plaintiff filed a “Further Amended Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim”. The Defendant however maintained its statement of defence filed on 16/12/2015. These are the reliefs sought by the Plaintiff: a) Declaration that the unilateral abrogation of a valid contract (No C4033) dated 11th April, 2013 by the Defendant is an unfair breach of the contract between the Defendant and the Plaintiff as the plaintiff relied on same to change its position to its detriment; b) Recovery of an amount of GHC 1,961,331 being the value of the 17 months unexpired term of the contract which was wrongfully abrogated by the Defendant; c) Interest on the sum as mentioned in relief (b) supra from November 2014 till date ...