Bar Association held elections for the Chair of the Association and its governing bodies. As a result of the vote, new members of the Executive Council, the Ethics Commission, and the Audit Commission were elected. The second round of voting to elect the Chair will be held within two weeks, in which two candidates - lawyer Irakli Qandashvili and lawyer Irakli Chomakhashvili - will participate.

On December 13, the General Assembly of the Georgian Bar Association was held. The Chairperson of the Association, Davit Asatiani, summarized his eight years in office and presented the activity report to the members of the Bar. The chairs of the Ethics Commission and the Audit Commission also presented summaries of their one-year activities. Within the framework of the General Assembly, in preparation for the elections of the Association’s governing bodies scheduled for December 14, me...

The upcoming elections will be conducted with unprecedented transparency, with dozens of observers and the use of modern technologies. To eliminate any misunderstandings or unfounded doubts or concerns, vote counting will be carried out fully automatically using PCOS optical ballot scanners, while the results of the Chairperson’s election will additionally be publicly hand-counted on site by the vote-counting commission.

A memorandum of cooperation has been signed between the Georgian Bar Association and Expertise France. The event was attended by the Chairman of the Georgian Bar Association, David Asatiani, and the Team Leader of Expertise France, Audrius Bitinas.

“Freedom of Association in Labor Relations and the Right to Strike” – A public lecture for lawyers by Jeffrey Voeth, Director of the Rule of Law Program at the Solidarity Center (USA), was held at the Georgian Bar Association. The participants were welcomed by David Asatiani, Chair of the Georgian Bar Association; Jeffrey Voeth, Director of the Rule of Law Program at the Solidarity Center (USA); and Tamar Gabisonia, Chair of the Labor Law Committee of the Bar Association.

An informational meeting was held between representatives of the Georgian Bar Association and the Office of the Public Defender of Consumer Interests on the topic: “Know Your Rights in the Communications Sector.” The Public Defender of Consumer Interests, Gvantsa Chkheidze, was hosted by the President of the Georgian Bar Association, David Asatiani.

Within the framework of the cooperation between the Georgian Bar Association and Nebula AI HUB, a conference was held in Kutaisi on the topic: “Artificial Intelligence and Legal Practice: A New Reality.” The participants were welcomed by the President of the Georgian Bar Association, David Asatiani, and the Director of Nebula AI HUB, Natalia Pataridze.