IT and telecommunication services are business critical. It is of paramount importance for businesses to have at their disposal lawyers who understand the IT and telecoms sector, are experienced in handling large-scale commercial, regulatory and competition disputes and who can deliver value for money.
Our lawyers in Ghana are experienced in all methods of dispute resolution including litigation, international arbitration and mediation.
Experience has included advising:
- A client in quasi-judicial proceedings before the Ghana Trade Marks Registry commenced against it by an opponent to the registration of the client’s trademark in Ghana.
- A telecommunications infrastructure provider in a tax appeal involving a tax assessment made against it in the aggregate amount of over USD8.9 million by the commissioner for tax in Ghana.
- A major telecommunications infrastructure provider in an action instituted against it by an individual to prevent it from proceeding with the proposed construction of a mast at a town in Accra on grounds of certain health and safety concerns.
- A major telecommunications infrastructure provider in two separate court actions instituted against it by individuals involving the recovery of land on which it is constructing and has constructed telecommunications masts.