Judiciary to celebrate Annual Legal Year

The Legal Year is an important event in the Judiciary’s calendar as it offers judicial officers the opportunity to showcase their activities and accomplishments.  It also marks a period when the Judiciary reflects on its challenges and charts out a way forward to ensure an effective and efficient dispensation of quality Justice.

The event will start with a grand opening ceremony on Sunday 5th February, 2023 to be presided over by His Excellency President Adama Barrow. 

Speeches will be delivered by His Lordship the Honourable Chief Justice Hassan B. Jallow, the Attorney General and other stakeholders in the justice delivery sector. This year’s celebration would be graced by religious leaders and other dignitaries amongst whom is the Speaker of the National Assembly, cabinet ministers and members of the diplomatic and consular corp.

There would be series of activities from 5th to 13th February 2023 to commemorate the event including:

• The annual Call to the Bar Ceremony
  · Forum on Business & Human Rights for Judges
  · Training of District Tribunal Chiefs & Scribes
  · Workshop on the reforms of the Rules of practice of the High Court and
  Subordinate Courts
  · Workshop on case Management
  · The inauguration of the Bundung New courts Complex
  · Training of Magistrates in dealing with vulnerable witnesses
  · The Inauguration of the General Legal Council Offices.
  · Sentencing Council & Wider Sentencing Stakeholder Group Conference
  · Official taking over land allocated for the construction of law court complex in
  Brikama
  · Partnership conference with Justice Defenders, Magistrates and Judges
• Official taking over land allocated for the construction of court facilities in
  Kerewan.

This year’s Legal Year activity is expected to intensify the conversation around delivering on the Judiciary’s vision of ensuring an effective and efficient justice system that guarantees the
rule of law.

Ms Fatoumatta Cham
Director of Communications and Public Relations
Judiciary of The Gambia