About us
A specialist practice, close to its clients.
Temple Legal Practitioners is a niche legal services provider with a sound understanding of our clients’ businesses — locally grounded, internationally fluent, and ranked in Chambers Global.
Who we are
Counsel that behaves like part of your team
We serve public organisations, private corporates, individuals and non-profits. Our client-centric approach builds enduring professional relationships that are value driven and results oriented — tailored to each client’s needs rather than drawn from a precedent bank.
Our team understands the local regulatory and policy environment as well as the global good practice international clients expect. We are tech-savvy lawyers who leverage information technology to serve clients faster, and we are bilingual — representing client interests across multiple West African jurisdictions.
Because the firm is deliberately small and senior, the lawyer you meet is the lawyer who does the work. Decisions do not wait in a queue, and partner-level judgement is applied to every matter we take on.
Tailored, not templated
Solutions built around the commercial outcome you need.
Speed with rigour
A senior team means quick, considered answers.
Regional reach
Bilingual counsel across the sub-region.
Sectors we know deeply
All practice areasTelecommunications
ACE submarine cable, operators, ICT policy
Banking
Security documentation and recovery for lenders
Real estate
Developers and individual buyers, title and disputes
Aviation
Licensing, contracts and regulatory liaison
Agriculture
Investment structures and land arrangements
Fisheries
Concessions, joint ventures and compliance
Hospitality
Development, leasing and operating agreements
Technology start-ups
Formation, founder terms and IT contracts
Recognition
Ranked in Chambers Global for general business law in The Gambia
Independent research, based on client and peer interviews, places the firm among the country’s recognised business law practices.
Memberships & affiliations
- The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple
- International Bar Association
- The Gambia Bar Association
- Attorney General’s Chambers & Ministry of Justice
- Consumers International
- Pan African Lawyers Union & West African Bar Association
Meet the people who will handle your matter
Full profiles for the partners and associates advising our clients.