"A contractor was hired to build a house in six months but abandoned the project halfway. What remedies are available to the homeowner? support your answer with judicial authority." Help me to answer this in Ghana as a law student
Hi ****! Here are some possible remedies available to the homeowner under Ghanaian law:
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Damages for Breach of Contract: - The homeowner can sue the contractor for damages due to breach of contract. The measure of damages will be the cost of completing the project or the difference between the contract price and the cost of completion by another contractor.
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Specific Performance: - The homeowner may seek an order for specific performance, compelling the contractor to complete the project. However, this remedy is discretionary and may not be granted if the contractor is unwilling or unable to complete the work.
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Rescission of Contract: - The homeowner can rescind the contract and claim a refund of any advance payments made to the contractor.
Judicial Authority:
- In the case of Tetteh v Hayford [*] * GLR *, the court held that a party who has suffered from a breach of contract is entitled to be placed in the same position as if the contract had been performed.
Would you like more detailed information on any particular remedy?
An example of extortion crime
Sure, ****! Here is an example of an extortion crime under Ghanaian law:
- Extortion Crime Example:
- A person threatens to release private information about another individual unless they pay a certain amount of money.
- Judicial Authority:
- Under the Criminal Offences Act, * (Act *) Section *, extortion is defined as obtaining something, especially money, through force or threats.
If you need more details or specific examples, feel free to ask!
Explain fictitious trading and scenarios under Ghanaian law
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Hi ****! Here's an explanation of fictitious trading under Ghanaian law:
Fictitious Trading:
- Definition: Fictitious trading involves creating fake transactions to manipulate the market, creating an illusion of higher demand or supply.
- Scenario: An individual or group trades shares between themselves at inflated prices to attract real investors, leading to market distortions.
Would you like more detailed information on specific laws or cases related to this?
"Where a person orders, or makes a bargain for the purchase of goods or things by way of
sale or exchange, and after obtaining the goods or the things, that person defaults in payment
of the purchase money or in rendering the goods or things to be rendered by that person by
way of an exchange, that person commits the criminal offence of defrauding or attempting to
defraud by false pretences if.
(a) at the time of giving the order or making the bargain, that person intended to make that
default; and" give me a scenario of this
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Sure, ****! Here's a scenario that fits the description:
Scenario:
- Situation: Kwame orders * laptops from a supplier, promising to pay within 30 days.
- Action: Kwame receives the laptops and sells them immediately.
- Default: Kwame never intended to pay for the laptops and defaults on the payment.
- Offence: Kwame commits the offence of defrauding by false pretences as he intended to default at the time of the bargain.
This scenario illustrates how one can defraud by making a bargain with the intention to default on the payment.
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