The Gambia Law School

The General Legal Council

The General Legal Council (GLC) is a statutory body established under the Legal Practitioners Act and is chaired by The Honorable Chief Justice of the Republic of The Gambia, Hassan B. Jallow and is confided with the authority generally to regulate the legal profession and in particular-

• a. regulate admission to legal practice
• b. uphold standards of professional conduct;
• c. provide for legal education in The Gambia.

The GLC had as one of its mandates, the establishment of a School of Law in The Gambia and to be the governing body of that School and so in the year 2011 it established the Gambia Law School. The GLC is also confided with the mandate by virtue of section 26(1) of the Legal Practitioners Act, 2016 interalia to make arrangements for a system of legal education, select the subjects in which those seeking to qualify for enrollment are to be examined, establish the courses of instruction for students, regulate the admission of students etc.