TIESO GHANA LTD vs. EUROGET DE-INVEST SA [2018]DLCA4694

Date	2018-11-15
Suit No.	SUIT NO.H1/179/2018
Citation No.	[2018]DLCA4694

MARIAMA OWUSU J.A (PRESIDING)

AVRIL LOVELACE-JOHNSON J.A

HENRY A. KWOFIE J.A

MR. GEORGE ANKOMAH MENSAH FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT

MR. YAW ESHUN FOR THE DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT.

[2018]DLCA4694
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >TIESO GHANA LTD<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/
APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>EUROGET DE-INVEST SA<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>[COURT
OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR. GEORGE ANKOMAH
MENSAH FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>MARIAMA OWUSU J.A (PRESIDING), AVRIL
LOVELACE-JOHNSON J.A, HENRY A. KWOFIE J.A<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>HENRY
KWOFIE J.A:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>This is an appeal against the ruling
of the High Court (Commercial Division) dated 31st January
2018.&nbsp; The ruling the subject of the
Appeal followed an application by the plaintiff/applicant/appellant for the
adoption and signing of final judgment against the defendant/respondent in
accordance with a purported arbitral award. &nbsp;The trial judge refused the application.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>By a Writ of Summons filed on
13/04/2015, the plaintiff Company claimed against the defendant the following
reliefs:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A
declaration that the purported termination of the contract by the Defendant on
the grounds of non-performance or delayed performance per letter dated 2nd
April 2015 is unreasonable, procedurally wrong and unjust.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A
further declaration that the Defendant before writing its letter of termination
was in breach of the procedural notice under section 15 of the condition of
contract.<o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An
order that the Defendant’s behaviour prior to the termination and during the
subsistence of the contract was oppressive and unprofessional.<o:p></o:p>d.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An
order that Defendant pays general and specific damages to Plaintiff for breach
of contract.<o:p></o:p>e.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A
further order of injunction restraining the Defendants from taking over the
site until an independent assessment of workdone has been carried out at the site
and the Plaintiff paid its outstanding contract fees/claims.<o:p></o:p>f.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An
order that the Defendant pays Plaintiff for work done at the site after
independent valuation/surveying is carried out by valuers appointed by this
Honourable Court.<o:p></o:p>g.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Interest
on the value of actual workdone at the Wa construction site at the current
commercial bank interest rate from 1st August 2014 to the date of
final payment.<o:p></o:p>h.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A
specific order that all tax exemptions of 31% of the value of materials and
equipment due to the Plaintiff under the contract be paid by the Defendant to
Plaintiff forthwith.<o:p></o:p>i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A
further order directed at the Defendant from calling upon the advanced payment
guarantees and performance bond until the final determination of</main>