Author: bpaghana

23 Dec Presentation at the Ghana Institution of Engineering

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Project Financing and Infrastructural Development – The Legal Angle Ghana’s infrastructure deficit has created an avenue for investment drive within the construction and infrastructure industry. Our Managing Partner, Adelaide Benneh Prempeh, delivered a lecture to the Ghana Institution of Engineering last Wednesday. Her lecture was divided...

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16 Dec Afran -V- SG-SSB Ltd (J4/71/2018) [2019] Ghasc 15 (21 March 2019)

Posted at 18:56h in Judicial Insights

“Wrongful dismissal or unfair termination? Distinct causes of action and thresholds exist under the statute for challenging termination of employment.” The Plaintiff was the Deputy Branch Manager of the Defendant bank. The Plaintiff was presented with two transfer request letters from a corporate accountholder of the...

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16 Dec National Labour Commission -V- Ghana Telecommunication Ltd (J4/53/2010) [2019] Ghasc 12 (13 January 2019)

Posted at 18:37h in Judicial Insights

“Courts reserve the authority to re-evaluate the findings of the Labour Commission, under administrative order enforcement actions.” The National Labour Commission sought enforcement at the High Court, of an administrative order which the Commission had issued to Ghana Telecommunications Ltd, related to the dismissal of an...

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25 Nov De Simone Limited -V- Olam Ghana Ltd (J4/03/2018) [2018] Ghasc 22 (28 March 2018)

Posted at 15:53h in Judicial Insights

“ Failure to invoke lack of jurisdiction prior to pleadings in litigation, constitutes a waiver of arbitration.” The parties to a construction agreement with dispute resolution provisions which stipulated arbitration, entered into litigation proceedings for breach of contract. At the conclusion of pleadings and pre-trial processes,...

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25 Nov Nicholas Affenyi & 76 Ors -V- Abosso Goldfields Limited (2018)122 G.M.J 1 S.C

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“A company engaged in mining activities requested the inhabitants of Kyekyewere village and its adjoining area to vacate the village for the purpose of its mining operations. Upon relocation, the structures at Kyekyewere were demolished by the Company.” Having agreed with the inhabitants on the compensation...

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01 Nov Renewable Energy – Ghana’s Transition with Local Content

Posted at 07:51h in Newsletter

Ghana's energy demands are rising in close contest with its power supply. In an effort to balance the score, and in line with the global goal of a green economy, Ghana’s government is diversifying its electricity generation mix through the promotion and development of renewable...

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27 Oct 5 Year Anniversary Memory Bank

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B & P ASSOCIATES marked its 5-year anniversary in October 2019. On this occasion, the Team celebrated team spirit and team bonding with a hiking activity and group photo shots. We look forward to serving our clients better in the future! ...

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02 Aug African Consumer Protection within Digital Free Trade

Posted at 08:18h in Newsletter

Much is being speculated for the future of commerce in Africa given this new era of the African Continental Free Trade Area (“AfCFTA”). As an unprecedented regional pact, AfCFTA has established the world’s largest free trade zone with a market of over $1.2 billion people...

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22 May Attorney-General v Faroe Atlantic Co. Ltd [2005- 2006] SCGLR 271

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“An international business or economic transaction to which the Government of Ghana is a party requires Parliamentary approval. Contracts in breach of Constitutional provisions cannot be enforced.” A Company entered into a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the Government of Ghana (“GoG”), acting through the Minister...

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22 May National Investment Bank Limited & 2 Ors v Standard Bank Offshore Trust Company Limited (suing on behalf of certain investors in promissory notes: Sphynx Capital Markets PCC Investors & Tricon Trade Management Limited (substituted by: Dominion Corporate Trustees Limited) 2017 113 GMJ 176.

Posted at 02:50h in Judicial Insights

“A person’s capacity to sue must be established either under a statute or rule of practice”. An Offshore Trust Company (“Trust”) instituted legal proceedings against a Ghanaian Investment Bank, on behalf of certain investors who had purchased promissory notes issued by a Company and allegedly guaranteed...

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