Gambia: High Court Overturns Brikama Children’s Court Ruling, Calls Case ‘Abuse of Process’ –

By: Isatou Sarr

Justice Sonia Akinbiyi of the High Court Annex in Banjul has set aside a child custody order issued by the Brikama Children’s Court, ruling that the suit brought by the parties amounted to an abuse of the court’s process.

Justice Akinbiyi delivered her judgment that the Children’s Court lacked jurisdiction to revisit a matter already conclusively determined by the Bundung Cadi Court and affirmed by the Cadi Appeals Panel.

The case originates from a long-standing…