The hearing of the case involving Cruise People Limited and BET award-winner Black Sherif has been adjourned to November 16, 2023.
This happened after the Adenta High Court judge, Her Ladyship Mariama Sammo ordered that both parties write down their legal arguments and file them by November 2, 2023.
Black Sherif had filed a motion that Ghana (and for that matter the high court in Adenta) had no jurisdiction to determine the case because according to him the contract for his performance stipulates that any legal proceedings shall be heard in the United Kingdom.
Cruise People Limited, through its lawyers also filed an affidavit in opposition on grounds that the Adenta High Court has jurisdiction to hear and determine the case because both parties are Ghanaians and ply their trades in Ghana.
In attendance at the hearing were the plaintiff Daniel Vanderpuye, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Cruise People Limited and their counsels and the road manager of Black Sherif Frederick Osei aka Aubrey.
Background
Cruise People Limited (Your Cruise People) had engaged the management of Black Sherif for the artist to perform at the second edition of its musical cruise onboard a cruise ship dubbed Afro Cruise Jam, on August 19, 2023, in Greece.
The company paid an initial deposit of $20,000 to Black Sherif in exchange for a video recording of him confirming his participation and availability for the show.
Black Sherif acknowledged receipt of payment and assured Cruise People Limited that the video clip would be ready before the broadcast date.
Cruise People Limited then made deposits and secured cabins on the cruise ship in anticipation of increased interest and patronage of the event. However, Black Sherif failed to provide the video clip as promised, and the media encounter with Multimedia Group was held without his input.
As a result of the famous rapper’s failure to confirm his participation, the cabins on the cruise ship were cancelled
The lawyers of Cruise People wrote to Black Sherif and his management on May 23, 2023, but did not receive a reply.
Cruise People Limited then sued the ‘Kweku The Traveller’ rapper for breach of contract.
