[2025]DLHC18427 • January 24, 2025 • High Court
HASSAN ABDULLA A. AL-ABDULGHANI vs. E.A.R. LOGISTICS LTD & 3ORS.
Plaintiff, a Qatari citizen, was informed of investment opportunities in Ghana involving social housing and cocoa beans. After failed cocoa bean transaction, Plaintiff was introduced to a gold supply deal through Defendants. Plaintiff wired USD 420,368 to 1st Defendant's bank account for 10 kilos of gold, but gold was never supplied. Defendants allegedly misappropriated funds and failed to refund Plaintiff. Plaintiff's attorney discovered inconsistencies and suspected a scam. Defendants denied knowledge of Plaintiff and claimed refund was made to Plaintiff's attorney, which Plaintiff denied.
read moreJUDGMENT By an Amended Writ of Summons dated 19th February 2020, the Plaintiff instituted the instant action against the Defendant seeking for the following reliefs: a) Recovery of the total amount of four hundred and twenty thousand, three hundred and sixty-eight United States dollars ($420,368) transferred by the Plaintiff from his bank account domiciled with International Bank of Qatar, Doha, Qatar, to the bank account of 2nd Defendant domiciled with Access Bank Limited, Ghana and subsequently to the bank account of the 1st Defendant domiciled with National Investment Bank Limited, Ghana. b) Interest on the said amount at the prevailing Bank of Ghana rate from March 2018 till date of final payment. c) General damages for unjust enrichment and/or breach of contract jointly and severally against all Defendants. d) An order directed at the Defendants jointly and severally to disclose how they used the said amount of four hundred and twenty thousand, three hundred and sixty-eight Unit...