[2018]DLHC7279 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">BIZGEO COMPANY LTD</span></b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">(</span></i><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">PLAINTIFF</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">ADANSI GOLD CO. LTD</span></b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:center; line-height:115%"><i><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">(</span></i><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">DEFENDANT</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">[HIGH COURT (</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">COMMERCIAL DIVISION</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">), ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in; mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">SUIT NO. RPC/82/12</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""> DATE: 16<sup>TH</sup> APRIL, 2018</span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">COUNSEL: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">CHRISTOPHER OFORI FOR MAXWELL LOGAN FOR PLAINTIFF<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:115%;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">GOLDA DENYO FOR DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">CORAM:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">HIS LORDSHIP GEORGE K. KOOMSON (J).<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt; border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;border-right:none; padding:1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:115%;border:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">The Plaintiff, per its amended writ of summons filed on the 6<sup>th</sup> February, 2015, asked for the following reliefs:-<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in; line-height:115%;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">1.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">Interest at 1.41% per month on the sum of USD 646,618.33 being the value of invoices numbers 22-37 from 29<sup>th</sup> March, 2012 to 7<sup>th</sup> July, 2014.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in; line-height:115%;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">2.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">Recovery of USD 80,058.33 being the outstanding balance on the sum of USD 646,618.33 due for invoice numbers 22-37.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in; line-height:115%;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">3.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">Interest at 1.41% per month on the sum of USD 80,058.33 from 8<sup>th</sup> July, 2014 to date of final payments.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in; line-height:115%;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">4.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">Recovery of the sum of USD 91,344.00 (or its equivalent at the prevailing exchange rate of the Ghana Cedi to the USD on the day of payment).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in; line-height:115%;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-b