 
Contact Address:
Gambia Bar Association
(GBA)
Banjul
capital Headquarters
24 Independence Drive
The Gambia, West
Africa
Tel no: +220 422 9569
Fax no: +220 422 3257
Email: info@gba.gm
(President)
Tel no: +220 776 7999
(Executive Secretary)
Tel: +220 747 8211
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Information:
 There
are several hundredlegal
practitioners admitted to practice in the Gambia, most
of whose chambers are located within the Banjul area.
However,
around 40-50 Gambian lawyers of those are currently working outside the
jurisdiction. The majority of lawyers operate as sole practitioners
within small chambers or practices.
The GBA is governed by a nine-member executive Committee, elected
annually, which is responsible in general for the carrying out of the
objects of the association and in particular ensuring the proper
administration and management of its affairs; maintaining a directory
of lawyers; maintaining professional standards of conduct;
encouraging legal research and maintaining a law library; and securing
the advancement of the profession.
 Several
subcommittees are required to be established by the constitution
of the GBA but these seem largely ineffective. The GBA is
funded through an annual subscription and has no secretariat
or offices. A property has, however, been allocated for the
future development and construction of a permanent secretariat.
All secretariat functions are currently carried out by members
of the executive Committee.
However, the Gambia Bar Association has taken recent steps to prepare
a code of conduct and professional ethics for the profession
with the financial support of DFID.
Source - Modified from:
International Bar Association
~ (2014)
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