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Dubai Firm Sues Gambian Gold Brokers and Refinery Over Alleged US$1.1 Million Fraud
Eight Defendants Face Allegations of Fraudulent Misrepresentation, False Assay Certificates, and Conspiracy to Defraud; Court Adjourns Matter to June 29 Following Service Issues
A Dubai-based precious minerals trading company has…
High Court Rules Lifetime Gift Takes Precedence Over Inheritance Claim in Wellingara Land Dispute
Justice Ebrima Jaiteh of the High Court
A High Court judge has ruled that a portion of a Wellingara property was validly gifted by its late owner to two women she raised as her own children, placing that portion beyond the reach of her…
Magistrate Acquits Austrian Couple After Prosecution’s Own Witnesses Confirm Compliance With…
A Banjul magistrate has acquitted and discharged two Austrian nationals charged with disobeying a lawful court order, ruling that the prosecution's case had "collapsed" before the defence was even required to answer—with the charge…
High Court Grants Bail to DLEAG Suspect Over Non-Existent Legal Provision
Justice Ebrima Jaiteh of the High Court
The High Court Criminal Division has granted bail to John Ebrima Carayol, a suspect charged by the Drug Law Enforcement Agency (DLEAG), after finding that the statutory provision cited in the…
High Court Upholds Magistrate’s Ruling, Dismisses Ebrima Dibba’s Appeal in Sedition Case
Justice Sonia Akinbiyi
Justice Sonia Akinbiyi affirms that the Solicitor-General's statutory authority to act on behalf of the Attorney General's Office renders a personal fiat unnecessary for the prosecution of sedition charges.
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Appeal Court Reserves Ruling on Motion to Strike Out Yankuba Darboe’s Appeal
Chairman Yankuba Darboe, with Aji Yam Secka, Aji Yamundow Yarboe and others....photo: Kexx
The Gambia Court of Appeal has reserved its ruling on a motion brought by the Inspector General of Police (IGP) seeking to strike out an…
Kanifing Court Grants Bail to Bonnet-Ride Accused, Rejecting Police Objection on Legal Grounds
Magistrate Manneh
A magistrate at the Kanifing Magistrates' Court has granted bail to Abdul Wahab Jobarteh, the young man accused of driving off with a police sergeant clinging to the bonnet of his vehicle, after delivering a…
Ousainou and Amie Bojang Appeal Adjourned to June 15; Defence Counsel Directed to File Written…
The Court of Appeal has adjourned proceedings in the case of The State v. Ousainou Bojang and Amie Bojang to Monday, 15 June 2026, following a directive by the Presiding Judge, Justice N. Salla-Wadda, for Defence Counsel representing…
Court Grants Bail to Boy Charged with Attempted Murder After Officer Clung to Moving Vehicle
Photo Credit: Kexx Sanneh
The Banjul Magistrates’ Court has granted bail to a juvenile accused of attempted murder and three additional offences following an incident in which a police sergeant was allegedly carried on the bonnet of…
Court Orders ORYX Energy to Pay Over D2 Million for Unfair Dismissal of Former IT Manager
Justice Ebrima Jaiteh of the High Court
The High Court, presided over by Justice Ebrima Jaiteh, has ordered ORYX Energy (Gambia) Limited to pay over D2 million in compensation to its former Information Technology Manager, Momodou…