[2020]DLHC11842 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><div class="WordSection1"> <div class="WordSection1"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:25.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0">A.A MINERALS LIMITED<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:25.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">(APPLICANT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:25.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:25.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0">ALTROMS S. A. LIMITED<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-align:center"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-align:center"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></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;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">SUIT NO. CM/DCA/0908/2020 DATE: 22</span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">ND</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> OCTOBER 2020<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif">COUNSEL<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">AMELIA ADJOTEYE FOR PLAINTIFF/APPLICANT<o:p></o:p></span></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;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">LILIAN GERALDO WITH PRINCE ASAFO AGYEI FOR JOSEPH BOAKYE DANQUAH FOR DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif">CORAM<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE AFI AGBANUKUDOMOR<o:p></o:p></span></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;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;border:none; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif">RULING<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:10.35pt;text-align:justify"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">MOTION<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>ON<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>NOTICE<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>FOR<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>LEAVE<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>TO<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>SET<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>ASIDE<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>ARBITRAL<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">AWARD</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:.45pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:6.7pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>instant<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>application<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>filed<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>7<sup>th</sup><span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>July,<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>2020<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>one<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>Notice<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>Leave<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>set<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>aside<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>Arbitral Award dated 4<sup>th</sup> June, 2018.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">THE AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF THE INSTANT APPLICATION<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:7.9pt;margin-right:6.7pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">In the Affidavit in Support of the instant application, there are averments that the Parties in 2012 entered into a Commercial Agreement.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:.2pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:6.8pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">That<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>when<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>some<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>differences<span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt"> </span>arose<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>between<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>Parties,<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>Respondent<span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt"> </span>sued<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>Applicant<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>at<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>High Court in suit number: CM/0046/15.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:.05pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:6.75pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">That Applicant successfully obtained an Order Staying Proceedings for the matter to be referred<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt"> </span>Arbitration<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>accordance<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt"> </span>with<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>provisions<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>dispute<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>resolution<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>clause<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>the <span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">Agreement.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:25.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-US; mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"><br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always;mso-break-type:section-break"> </span> </p><div class="WordSection2"> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:3.7pt;margin-right:6.75pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">That<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>Parties<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>said<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>Agreement agreed<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>to resolve<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>any<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>dispute<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>through<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>Arbitration,<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>who was to constitute the said Arbitration and how the Arbitrator was to be appointed.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:.3pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:6.85pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">That<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>instead<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>abiding<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>by<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>Terms<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>Arbitration<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>Agreement,<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt"> </span>Respondent<span style="letter-spacing:-.