LIBERTY WASTE SERVICES LIMITED V. ACCRA METROPOLITAN ASSEMBLY

JUDGMENT

Introduction

The Plaintiff, on 26th November, 2020 commenced this action against the Defendant,  claiming the reliefs endorsed on the Writ of Summons and particularized in the Statement of Claim.

Brief Background

The Plaintiff is a Limited Liability Company incorporated under the laws of Ghana  and engaged in Waste Management Services. The Defendant on the other hand, is a Metropolitan Assembly and a Political Administrative Authority in the City of  Accra. 

The parties, on 27th July, 2011, entered into a fee and performance –based Solid  Waste Collection Agreement, under which the Plaintiff was to register households  and Industries, and collect solid waste from the registered households, Industries, Markets, lorry parks and other commercial facilities, and any other places within the  Ablekuma South Sub- metro, for transportation to transfer stations, treatment or  disposal sites designated by the Defendant for the period, 14th March 2011 to 15th March 2016. 

However, during the …