THE REPUBLIC vs. MESSRS EUROGET DE-INVEST, DR. SAID DERAZ AND BRIGADIER-GENERAL COSMOS ALHASSAN EX PARTE: M. BARBISOTTI & SONS LIMITED

The Applicant in the instant contempt proceedings pray this Court for an order committing the Respondents herein for contempt, in that the Respondents have in a manner acted or conducted themselves to undermine, disrespect or prejudiced the authority of the Court. Briefly, the material facts which gave rise to the present proceedings are that the 1st Respondent was awarded a contract by the Ghana Government to construct a number of Hospitals in Ghana. In its efforts to carry out its mandate, the 1st Respondent engaged the Applicant for the construction of a Military Hospital in Afari near Kumasi. 1st Respondent and the Applicant entered into a contract to that effect. A purported termination of the contract, among other things, started a bitter litigation between 1st Respondent and the Applicant. The Applicant contends that whiles an aspect of the suit was pending before Court, the 1st and 2nd Respondents, in gross disregard of the application before the Court, sent several corres...