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Gambia Wins International Arbitration Challenge, Overturning $33.2 Million Award
Dawda Jallow, Attorney General and Minister of Justice
The Gambia has won a significant legal victory in an international investment dispute after an annulment committee at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes…
“It Has Been a Long Journey for Justice”: Chief Justice Hassan Jallow Bids Farewell…
Chief Justice Hassan B. Jallow
By Seedy Jobe
Chief Justice Hassan B. Jallow on Monday marked the close of a judicial career that has spanned more than five decades, describing his retirement as the end of "a long journey for justice"…
Lawyer Fatty Questions Political Appointments for Holders of Independent Constitutional Offices
Abdoulie Fatty, Secretary General of the Gambia Bar Association
By Fatou Sillah
Lawyer Abdoulie Fatty, Secretary General of the Gambia Bar Association, has raised concerns about the appointment of holders of independent…
Lamin J. Darboe to Represent Amie Bojang in Court of Appeal.
Lawyer Lamin J. Darboe
By Fatou Sillah
Lawyer Lamin J. Darboe has said he will represent Amie Bojang in the Court of Appeal after her former lawyer, L.K. Mboge, withdrew from the case following a dispute over her decision to…
Sanna Manjang Murder Charges Dropped as Court Allows New Assault Indictment
Sanna Manjang, the Defendant -photo credit: Kexx
The High Court on Friday allowed prosecutors to withdraw murder charges against former Jungler Sanna Manjang and replace them with two counts of assault causing actual bodily…
Bureau Worker Breaks Down Recounting Alleged Knife Attack During Attempted Robbery
A cashier at an AMM Forex Bureau branch in Manjai Kunda broke down in tears before the High Court on Thursday as she described what prosecutors say was a violent attempted robbery in which she was held at knifepoint, tied up, and…
Third Witness Says He Saw Accused Flee After Yunusa Mbaye Collapsed During Fatal Altercation
A prosecution witness testified before the High Court on Thursday that he saw the accused flee after Yunusa Mbaye collapsed bleeding during an altercation in Fajara, though he acknowledged under cross-examination that he did not…
Interim Injunction Blocking Muhammad Rene Schwarze’s Deportation Extended Until October
Muhammad Rene Schwarze
The High Court on Thursday extended an interim injunction preventing the deportation of Muhammad Rene Schwarze until Oct. 21, 2026, when the court is scheduled to hear both the government's application to set…
Dr. Bittaye Tells Gambia’s Supreme Court FGM Raises Risk of Childbirth Complications
Dr. Momodou Bittaye, Chief Medical Director of the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital,
Female genital mutilation significantly increases the risk of serious complications during childbirth, including prolonged labor, excessive…
Modou Ceesay Seeks D15.8 Million in Compensation as State Challenges Pension, Allowance Claims
Modou Ceesay, former Auditor General
A week after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of former Auditor General Modou Ceesay, the parties have presented sharply differing interpretations of the financial compensation he is entitled to…