LARRY ETTAH vs. WONDA WORLD PROPERTY LTD AND NANA KWAME BEDIAKO [2023]DLCA16833

Date	2023-05-04
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H1/52/2023
Citation No.	[2023]DLCA16833

BRIGHT MENSAH JA (PRESIDING)

NOVISI ARYENE JA

JENNIFER DADZIE JA

ALICE NIMAKO ABLORMETI FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

GEORGE AMISSAH ABSENT

[2023]DLCA16833
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LARRY ETTAH <o:p></o:p>

(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>

vs.<o:p></o:p>

(DEFENDANTS/APPELANTS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>

[COURT OF
APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>

SUIT NO.
H1/52/2023&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: 4TH&nbsp;MAY 2023<o:p></o:p>

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COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>

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BRIGHT MENSAH JA (PRESIDING), NOVISI ARYENE JA, JENNIFER DADZIE JA<o:p></o:p>

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NOVISI ARYENE
JA:<o:p></o:p>

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Section 6 of the Alternative Dispute
Resolution Act 2010, (Act 798)
provides:<o:p></o:p>

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(1)<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp; Where there is an
arbitration agreement and a party commences an action in court, the other party
may on entering appearance, and on notice to the Party who commenced the action
in court, apply to the court to refer the action or a part of the action to
which the arbitration agreement relates, to arbitration.<o:p></o:p>

(2)<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp; The court on hearing an
application made under subsection 1, shall, if satisfied that the matter in
respect of which the application has been made is a matter in respect of which
there is an arbitration agreement, refer the matter to arbitration.<o:p></o:p>

(3)<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;
The grant of an application shall serve as stay of the proceedings in the court.<o:p></o:p>

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This is an appeal against
the Ruling of the High Court (Commercial Division) delivered on 6th of May 2022, dismissing the
application for stay of proceedings in suit no CM/RPC/0306/2022. Appellants’
prayer before us is for an order setting aside the said ruling and to stay the
proceedings, and a further order for the matter to be referred to arbitration
as per the arbitration clause in the agreement between the parties.<o:p></o:p>

Events culminating in the instant
appeal are that, sometime in December 2017, respondent invested a total amount
of USD1,343,750.00 in two projects (the Kwarleyz Apartment and the Vynyard
Apartment), the construction of which was being undertaken by 1</main>