JUDGMENT
DARKO ASARE JSC:
My Lords, this is an appeal from a judgment of the Court of Appeal in an action brought by the Respondent, against the Appellant, for remuneration for services in connection with his trade as an estate agent. The Court of Appeal had affirmed the findings and conclusions by the trial court which made an award of 5% commission in the Respondent’s favour. This followed what was determined by the Court to be a successful brokerage of a transaction that concluded with the Appellant’s purchase of the land in question at a price of USD$2.5m.
The facts germane to this appeal have been adequately set out in the judgment of the Court of Appeal, and we would only highlight the salient points necessary for the determination of the issues raised in this appeal.
The Respondent at all material times was an estate agent, whilst the Appellant, was a limited liability company, engaged in the business of providing multi-channel pay television platforms to its subscribers. According…