DOTSE, JSC
This is a Ruling arising from an application for special leave to appeal to the Supreme Court pursuant to Article 131 (2) and 134 (b) of the Constitution 1992, filed by the Defendant/Appellant/Applicant hereafter referred to as Applicants.
The application has been opposed by the Plaintiff/Respondent/Respondent, hereafter referred to as Respondents.
In view of the somewhat complicated and complex facts of this case, we deem it appropriate to set out the facts in some detail as follows:-
FACTS OF THE CASE
The Applicants by an advertisement, invited bids for the provision of crane and forklift services in Takoradi in April 2011. The Respondents answered the advert and put in their offer for tender, in accordance with the Applicant’s tender instructions. The Applicants, after a meeting on 1st November, 2011, sent an email to the Respondents with a Letter of Intent (LOI) attached to allay the Respondent’s fears over the delay in executing a formal contract between the parties.
This LO…