Micheletti

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has dismissed an international arbitration instituted by a construction firm, Micheletti Company Limited, against the government in May 2023, claiming damages for breach of contract relating to the rehabilitation of the Accra Sports Stadium. The ICC Tribunal composed of Sadaff Habib as the President, Shadrack Arhin and Justin Amenuvor as members, in its partial award on jurisdiction, upheld the contention of the Attorney-General of Ghana that the arbitration proceedings were statute-barred as the action had been instituted out of the time allowed by the Limitations Act of Ghana. Context In April 2006, the Respondent,…