SPRINGFIELD EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION LTD V. ENI GHANA EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION LTD AND VITOL UPSTREAM GHANA LTD

RULING

SAMMO, J.

In this application, the Plaintiff/Applicant has invoked the jurisdiction of the Court  for an order for the preservation of funds, revenue and monies earned, paid to  and/or accruing from the exploration and production of petroleum by Defendants  from the Sankofa Field. The legal basis of the application is indicated on the face of  the motion paper as Order 25 rule 2 of the rules of the Court (C.I. 47). Having stated  the rule pursuant to which the jurisdiction of the Court is invoked for the reliefs  sought, it is imperative for the Court to briefly examine the rule and determine the scope of its powers there under. 

In the case of Shardey v. Martey [1972] 2 GLR 350, the Court of Appeal held that  when an application is made and the relevant rule is cited, it enables the court to  ascertain whether the application is properly before it and determine the powers it  has under the rule. In the instant application, the specific provision of Order 25 rule  2 relevant for…