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Banjul · Kololi · The Gambia

Corporate counsel with a sound understanding of what your business needs.

Temple Legal Practitioners is a niche corporate and commercial firm in The Gambia. We advise investors, banks, corporates and non-profits — locally grounded, internationally fluent.

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Clients signing documents with counsel

20+

Years advising in The Gambia

7

Core practice areas

6

Sectors we know deeply

EN / FR

Bilingual across West Africa

Memberships & affiliations

Attorney General’s Chambers and Ministry of Justice, Republic of The Gambia Gambia Bar Association The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple Consumers International International Bar Association

About the firm

A specialist practice, close to its clients.

Executing a commercial agreement

We are a niche legal services provider with a sound understanding of our clients’ businesses — public organisations, private corporates, individuals and non-profits. Our client-centric approach builds enduring professional relationships that are value driven and results oriented.

Our team understands the local regulatory and policy environment as well as the global good practice expected by international clients. We are tech-savvy lawyers who leverage information technology to serve clients faster, and we are ranked in Chambers Global for general business law in The Gambia.

Tailored, not templated

Solutions built around the commercial outcome you need, not around a precedent bank.

Speed with rigour

A small senior team means partner-level attention and decisions that don’t wait in a queue.

Regional reach

Bilingual counsel representing client interests across multiple West African jurisdictions.

Practice areas

Where we do our best work

All practice areas
Foreign Direct Investment Guiding investors through the Gambian investment regime, from GIEPA to sector regulators. Read more Business & Corporate Commercial structuring, governance and the day-to-day counsel a growing business needs. Read more Company Law Incorporation, company secretarial services and corporate governance structures. Read more Banking & Finance Security documentation, complex transactions and recovery for lenders in The Gambia. Read more Property Law Title, conveyancing and litigation for developers and individual buyers alike. Read more IT & Technology ICT contracts, regulatory policy and the sector expertise behind major national projects. Read more Charity & Nonprofit Establishing and advising foundations, NGOs and charitable organisations. Read more

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Our team

Senior counsel, personally involved

Full profiles on Our Team
Salieu Taal Esq.

Salieu Taal Esq.

Managing Partner

Temple Legal Practitioners Kololi, TDA

Abdoulie Fatty Esq.

Abdoulie Fatty Esq.

Partner

Temple Legal Practitioners, Kololi, TDA

Client testimonials

In our clients’ words

We have been using the services of Temple Legal Practitioners since 2009. They have always provided us with sound advice and good legal assistance throughout our time in Gambia.
Kathe and Jan Ivar Birgersen Clients since 2009
Mr. Salieu Taal has a sound grasp of the ICT sector and policy framework. He played a key role as adviser to the private sector in the ACE Submarine Station Project and continues to advise the board of our joint venture with Government.
Netpage Client since 2011
Salieu bridges cultural differences in a very natural way and has a quick, deep understanding of your business — value beyond “just” standard legal practice. He was instrumental in the set-up of NICE Gambia Ltd.
Jan Willem Langeraar Business Development, HYGRO
Sal did a great job for us during a World Bank engagement in The Gambia. He is professional and works with the utmost integrity.
Michael Klein International Development (M&E, ICT4D)
He provided us very detailed and useful information on the business and legal environment in Gambia, and has excellent access to a good number of decision makers in the country.
Buki Oluwadiya Managing Director, Magnartis Finance & Investment
One of the best attorneys in The Gambia on matters relating to company law. He helped us set up NICE Gambia and was our first Company Secretary.
Omar Njie Managing Director, AYAAS Trading Enterprise
Articulate, knowledgeable, with a vision transcending narrow boundaries. He leads a successful practice and his wisdom belies his years.
Muralidharan Venkataraman Karur Vysya Bank, Karur

Contact

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Office

2nd Floor, Hendon Court (former Dream Park)
Bertil Harding Highway, TDA
Kololi, The Gambia

Telephone

(+220) 877966396
(+220) 877174629
Fax +220 874496874

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