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TAMAKLOE & PARTNERS UNLTD
V.
GIHOC DISTILLERIES CO. LIMITED

(2019) JELR 67475 (SC)

Supreme Court 3 Jul 2019 Ghana
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- The Supreme Court of Ghana dismissed the appellant law firm’s claim for outstanding legal fees, affirming that no enforceable agreement was reached regarding the fees and that subsequent unilateral invoices were not recoverable. - Key pri

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Suit Number:CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/70/2018
Judges:ADINYIRA (MRS) JSC (PRESIDING), BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC, MARFUL-SAU JSC, AMEGATCHER JSC, KOTEY JSC
Counsel:CHARLES HAYIBOR FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT/APPELLANT,TWUMASI ANKRAH FOR THE DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT

AMEGATCHER, JSC

This appeal arose from a legal fee dispute between the appellant law firm and the respondent company. The appellant lost the suit it filed in the High Court and a subsequent appeal to the Court of Appeal, prompting the instant appeal to this Court. What the appellant is urging on us is to reverse the decision of the Court of Appeal dated 7th July 2016 which confirmed the judgment of the High Court presided over by Dery J, dated 25th July 2014.

The appellant is a law firm registered under the laws of Ghana while the respondent is a limited liability company engaged in the manufacture of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. The facts gleaned from the record reveals that the respondent engaged the services of the appellant to handle a suit brought against it by another limited liability company, Integrated Investments Limited in the High Court, Accra and a subsequent appeal in the Court of Appeal. The relationship between the parties ended abruptly when the respondent, by…

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