Law firm Blay and Associates has filed a suit against its client, event organisation company Afro Future Limited and Culture Management Group, over claims that the company has failed to fully settle legal fees after being represented in a previous case.
According to a report by NYDJ on January 23, 2026, the law firm indicated that after negotiations and completion of its work, Afro Future Limited and Culture Management Group acknowledged and agreed to pay legal fees totalling $52,000, exclusive of taxes.
The fees covered legal representation, advisory services, and related engagements.
The law firm noted that both sides later agreed to a discount of $22,000, reducing the amount to $30,000. Blay and Associates said the reduction was granted in good faith to maintain an amicable relationship.
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The revised amount was confirmed in writing and was expected to be paid in four equal instalments between April and July 2023.
However, the law firm states that despite delivering full legal services, the defendants paid only GH¢44,400 in May 2024, nearly a year after the agreed deadline. Since that payment, the firm claims no further efforts have been made to clear the outstanding balance.
In its suit, Blay and Associates notes that it issued a final demand notice on October 12, 2023, seeking full payment of $36,570, inclusive of applicable taxes. The defendants reportedly did not respond, settle, or engage in negotiations.
Blay and Associates is asking the court for recovery of $36,567 as the value of services rendered, interest at prevailing commercial bank rates, costs of the suit, and any further relief the court may deem appropriate.
Meanwhile, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival previously sued Afrochella, now Afro Future, for trademark infringement. That lawsuit, filed on October 5, 2021, in a California federal court, argued that Afrochella organisers were knowingly “trading on the goodwill” of Coachella by using the name “Afrochella” and attempting to register Coachella’s trademarks in Ghana.
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