Head of Practice Haddy Dandeh Jabbie is a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Courts of The Gambia.
Mrs Dandeh Jabbie started her legal career in The Gambia in 2001 at Amie Bensouda and Co., representing clients in contract negotiations, drafting agreements and claims, transacting and negotiating real estate deals, and delivering corporate legal services.
She has exceptional skills in civil litigation: handling criminal cases in the Supreme Court, High Court and Magistrate Courts. She is highly regarded by her peers and became a part-time law lecturer at the Gambia Technical Training Institute.
Haddy is a qualified expert in Alternative Dispute Resolution and completed a course at the University of Sacramento in California. She is now certified as a Trainer of Trainers (ToT) and has conducted training on Alternative Dispute Resolution.
In 2010, Haddy moved to Comium Gambia Limited where she headed the Legal Affairs and Human Resources unit, developing partnerships and maintaining operator relationships with the telecom regulator. She was also responsible for the enforcement and collection of debts owed to the company. She structured commercial agreements and contracts between dealers and Comium.
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Pro bono work
For the love of her profession and defending human rights victims, Mrs Dandeh Jabbie undertakes pro bono work defending litigants who cannot afford legal representation. Her passion for women and child rights advocacy led to her active involvement in The Female Lawyers Association, The Gambia (FLAG) as a founder member. She has been in the Executive of FLAG from inception, since January 2016. She started as Social Secretary where she worked up the ranks to become Vice President, and then President, until her tenure ended in December 2021. Currently, she serves as a Senior Member of the FLAG Executive.
Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission
In January 2019, Haddy was appointed as the Deputy Lead Counsel to The Gambia’s Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC). She headed the Sexual and Gender-based committee at the Commission.
Consultancy and board membership
Over the years, Haddy has worked on several consultancies. These include the training of service personnel such as lawyers, social workers and the police on gender-based violence. Haddy was the local consultant on the Bill for the ending of child marriage and is currently the consultant on the review of the 2005 Children’s Act of The Gambia.
Currently, Haddy is the Board Chair of Action Aid International The Gambia, and prior to this was the Vice Chair and Board member. During the 2021 Action Aid International Annual General Assembly, Haddy served as the Elections Committee convenor and conducted a successful election on the appointment of the new Action Aid International Board Chair.
She is also an Expert member of the Working Group on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Africa, which is part of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights.
Haddy is dedicated to her work, and has an excellent attitude with her clients and colleagues.
