[2024]DLHC18105 • April 10, 2024 • High Court
KAA LAW vs. BANK OF GHANA
JUDGMENT INTRODUCTION 1. This case is a Solicitor-Client relationship contract case for recovery of fees and is essentially governed by the Legal Profession (Professional Conduct & Etiquette) Rules. The Plaintiff a firm of legal Practitioners and Consultants who filed this suit against the Defendant, the Central Bank of Ghana, the Defendant herein sets out its claim for loss of fees/commission for work done. According to the Plaintiff, it was engaged by the Defendant to find for it a land for construction of a new head office. The period of the Plaintiff’s alleged relationship with the Defendant spans between 2014 and 2021 when the last correspondence was sent to the Defendant. The Legal Profession Etiquette Rules that have been at play have been L.I. 613 of 1969 and L.I. 2423 of 2020. It claims that it offered a number of sites to the Defendant including the SIC Ridge property which the Defendant has since acquired but refused to pay the Plaintiff its fees and by its amended.....