Practice 05
Commercial and investment arbitration
We have advised and represented several international and local corporate clients in commercial and investment arbitration disputes. Our representative matters include litigation before international courts such as the ECOWAS Community Court.
Representative matters
A selection of matters the chambers has handled. Client details are confidential.
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Advised an international food manufacturer prosecuting an international commercial arbitration dispute for millions of dollars in compensation, on questions of jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in Ghana.
- 02
Advised an international corporate client prosecuting an international investment arbitration claim against the Government of Ghana on its substantive legal rights under the erstwhile Ghana Investment Promotion Centre Act, 2013 (Act 865).
- 03
Represented an international renewable energy company in the prosecution of a commercial arbitration claim against a Ghanaian-owned solar company for compensatory damages for breach of a sale and purchase contract, in an Accra-seated arbitration.
- 04
Represented an international power company in its million-dollar investment arbitration claim against the Government of Ghana for the breach of a power generation contract, in an UNCITRAL arbitration seated in London.
- 05
Represented an international healthcare company in the Supreme Court of Ghana on an appeal against a Court of Appeal decision refusing the client's application to refer the dispute to arbitration in Mauritius, on grounds of fraud related to the container agreement.
- 06
Represented a cocoa processing manufacturer in its defence against a million-dollar commercial arbitration dispute for claims of breach of a cocoa supply contract, in an Accra-seated arbitration.
- 07
Represented an international mining company in its defence against a million-dollar commercial arbitration dispute based on claims of breach of a commercial lease, in the Ghana Arbitration Centre.
- 08
Represented an international mining company in its defence against third-party royalty payment claims arising from historic merger transactions for the acquisition of the mine.
- 09
Represented an international mining company in the prosecution of its claim for the removal of an arbitrator under the Alternative Dispute Resolution Act, 2010 (Act 798), in a commercial arbitration before the Ghana Arbitration Centre.
- 10
Represented an international mining company in the prosecution of its claim for violation of property rights against the Republic of Sierra Leone in the ECOWAS Community Court.
The lawyers
The chambers handles this work.

Paa Kwame Larbi Asare
Head of Chambers
Paa is the Head of Chambers at Techné Chambers. He is a Harvard-trained lawyer with several years' experience advising and representing clients in corporate and commercial law, business litigation, and white-collar criminal defence.

Joyce A. S. Awuah-Sarpong
Associate Counsel
Joyce is an Associate Counsel at Techné Chambers. She has assisted in advising and representing clients in corporate and commercial law, real estate transactions, civil litigation, and family law.

Maame Serwaa Tuffour
Associate Counsel
Maame is an Associate Counsel at Techné Chambers. She has assisted in advising the chambers' clients on online platform law, content moderation, employment redundancy matters, and real estate transactions.
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