A.A.MINERALS LTD (PLAINTIFF) vs. ALTROM S. A. (DEFENDANT) [2018]DLHC7312

Date	2018-11-02
Suit No.	SUIT NO: CM/DCA/0552/18
Citation No.	[2018]DLHC7312

HIS LORDSHIP SAMUEL K. A. ASIEDU J.

J.B. DANQUAH ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFF.

YAW ESHUN ESQ. FOR THE DEFENDANT.

[2018]DLHC7312
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >A.A.MINERALS LTD<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ALTROM S. A.<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT (COMMERCIAL DIVISION), ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SUIT
NO: CM/DCA/0552/18&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;DATE:
2ND NOVEMBER, 2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL: <o:p></o:p>J.B. DANQUAH ESQ., FOR THE
PLAINTIFF.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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YAW
ESHUN ESQ., FOR THE DEFENDANT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HIS LORDSHIP SAMUEL K. A.
ASIEDU, J.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>The
court will refuse the application filed on the 6th September 2018
for an order to strike out the plaintiff’s suit for the following reasons:<o:p></o:p>Without
seeking to go into the merits of the action before the court at this stage, at
least prima facie evidence has been placed before the court to show that the
parties herein did not, strictly, comply with the procedures which they spelt
out in the contract, during the arbitration proceedings. The court recognizes
the fact that under section 14 (1) of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Act,
2010, Act 798, the parties to an arbitration have the right to agree on the
procedure for the appointment of an arbitrator. However, where the arbitration
clause in the contract or otherwise has spelt out the procedure to follow in
the appointment of an arbitrator then that procedure ought to be followed by
the parties. Section 58(1) (2) (e) of Act 798 states as one of the reasons to
set aside an award the non-conformity with the agreed procedures by the
parties. It means therefore that the plaintiff’s action cannot be said to be
frivolous or vexatious at this stage just because the plaintiff took part and
participated in the arbitral proceedings.<o:p></o:p>The
court rules accordingly.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>

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