GENESIS TURBULARS LTD & ANOR vs. SPRINGFIELD EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION LTD. & ANOR [2020]DLCA10030

GENESIS TURBULARS LTD & ANOR vs. SPRINGFIELD EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION LTD. & AN... [2020]DLCA10030

Date	2020-12-09
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H3/76/2021
Citation No.	[2020]DLCA10030

WELBOURNE (MRS) J.A. (PRESIDING)

AMMA A. GAISIE (MRS) J.A.

ARYENE (MRS.) J.A

NANA BOAKYE MENSAH BONSU THE DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS/APPLICANTS

TSATSU TSIKATA FOR PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS

[2020]DLCA10030
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >GENESIS TURBULARS LTD &amp; ANOR<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>SPRINGFIELD EXPLORATION &amp; PRODUCTION
LTD. &amp; ANOR (DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS/APPLICANTS)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

</div>COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>NANA
BOAKYE MENSAH BONSU THE DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS/APPLICANTS<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

TSATSU
TSIKATA FOR PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
<o:p></o:p>WELBOURNE (MRS) J.A. (PRESIDING), AMMA
A. GAISIE (MRS) J.A., ARYENE (MRS.) J.A<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;">

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</div>&nbsp;Welbourne (Mrs.), JA<o:p></o:p>Issues
raised in the instant application for stay of proceedings can be summarized as
follows:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
I.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That the appeal raises an issue as to the jurisdiction
of the court to determine plaintiff’s suit.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
II.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That reference to arbitration is a creature
of statute therefore the trial court would be in violation of statute should it
proceed to hear applicant’s case.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp; III.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That challenge of the jurisdiction of the
court amounts to special circumstances for stay to be granted.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp; IV.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That filing of the statement of defence as
ordered by the trial court would amount to waiver of applicant’s right to
arbitration under the agreement.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;