LARRY ETTAH V. WONDA WORLD PROPERTY LTD. & NANA KWAME BEDIAKO
(2023) JELR 112438 (CA)
Court of Appeal
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H1/52/2023
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4 May 2023
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Ghana
Coram
BRIGHT MENSAH JA (PRESIDING)
NOVISI ARYENE JA
JENNIFER DADZIE JA
Appearances
ALICE NIMAKO ABLORMETI FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT.
GEORGE AMISSAH ABSENT.
Judgement
<p class="ql-align-justify"><strong><span style="background-color: transparent">J U D G M E N T</span></strong></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><strong><span style="background-color: transparent">NOVISI ARYENE JA:</span></strong></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="background-color: transparent">Section 6 of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Act 2010, (Act 798) provides:</span></p><ol><li class="ql-align-justify"><em><span style="background-color: transparent">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. </span></em></li><li class="ql-align-justify"><em><span style="background-color: transparent">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.</span></em></li><li class="ql-align-justify"><em><span style="background-color: transparent">The grant of an application shall serve as stay of the proceedings in the court.</span></em></li></ol><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="background-color: transparent">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 sai…</span></p>