Lady Gifty Tetteh
Lady Gifty Tetteh
Managing Director
In June 2005 she established and became Head of Chambers, making legal history by being the first and youngest black woman to set up Chambers in the prestigious Middle Temple. She has maintained high standards with a progressive approach to the Bar and Chambers, making her a highly regarded practitioner amongst her instructing solicitors, barristers and clients.
Practice
Lady Tetteh is known for her ability to take on complex points of law and has a wide range of practise areas.
Common Law
She undertakes a diverse range cases, with an emphasis on Commercial/Corporate Law, Criminal (defense), Human Rights and Employment law.
Commercial Law
Lady Tetteh also has an international practice, having been called to the Ghanaian Bar in October 2003 and setting up Chambers in Ghana in January 2006. She has dealt with various financial disputes and is capable of advising on and undertaking instructions in relation to a broad range of international Commercial Disputes.
Awards
- November 2011: Lady Tetteh was awarded Best Professional Achievement Award Organisation: GUBA – Ghana UK Based Achievement Awards.
- March 2009: Awarded the Black Star Recognition Award, Category: Law. Organisation: The Black Star Network.
- July 2008: Nominated for and awarded Best Professional Achievement Award, Category: Law Organisation: GPA (UK).
- November 2007: She is pleased to honour an invitation from Her Majesty the Queen (Elizabeth Regina II) and the Duke of Edinburgh to a reception at Buckingham Palace.
- July 2007: Was nominated for the GPA (UK) Achievers’ Award. Category: Law
Call
2000: Honourable Society of Middle Temple
2003: The Ghana Bar
2012: Admitted to the office of a Notary Public in Ghana.
2014: Admitted as a Listed Counsel of the International Criminal Court- The Hague
Membership
- The Royal African Society.
- Ghana Lawyers Association.
- Ghana Legal Minds (Founder).
- Honourable Society of the Middle Temple
- International Criminal Court
- International Bar Association
- Chartered Institute of Arbitration
- Energy Institute
- London Common Law and Commercial Law
Languages
Ga | Ada | Twi | English | Hungarian Languages (Magyar)