Irakli Kandashvili, Chairman of the Georgian Bar Association, met with Anna Rich, Head of the Representation of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR Georgia) in Georgia, and Tornike Tsagareishvili, Legal Adviser. During the meeting, the parties discussed opportunities for cooperation between the Georgian Bar Association and UNHCR, as well as key areas for future partnership. Particular attention was paid to supporting the continuing legal education of lawyers, including th...

As part of Continuing Legal Education, with the support of the Council of Europe, a training session was held for members of the Georgian Bar Association on “Preparing Communications under Rule 9 of the Rules of the Committee of Ministers.” The training was opened with welcoming remarks by Ketevan Utiashvili, Member of the Executive Board of the Georgian Bar Association, and Levan Meskhoreadze, Senior Project Officer at the Council of Europe.

As part of the educational program, participants of the Specialized Intellectual Property Law Course, conducted through cooperation between the Georgian Bar Association and Cornell University, visited the National Intellectual Property Center of Georgia (Sakpatenti), accompanied by Irakli Kandashvili, Chairman of the Georgian Bar Association.

For the first time in Georgia, the Georgian Bar Association has launched a specialized course in intellectual property law in partnership with Cornell University and with the support of the U.S. Department of State’s Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP). The course brings together Georgian and international lawyers. The course is taught by highly qualified Georgian and American experts in the field. At the opening session of the specialized course, welcoming remarks were deliver...

With the support of the International Labour Organization (ILO), a Bench-Bar format meeting was held for the first time in four years, with the participation of members of the Labour Law Committee of the Association of Specialized Labour Law Judges and Lawyers. The meeting focused on the topic: “Employment Relations: Legal, Judicial and Practical Perspectives.” The participants were welcomed by Irakli Kandasvili, Chairman of the Georgian Bar Association; Levan Mikaberidze, Judge o...

With the support of the U.S. Department of State’s Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP) and the involvement of the Georgian International Arbitration Centre (GIAC), a training course for lawyers on “Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) for Practitioners” was held on 17–18 October at the Georgian Bar Association. The training course aimed to deepen lawyers’ knowledge of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms and develop their practical skills. As part of t...

The training is led by Lejo Sibeli, Senior Specialist on Social Dialogue and Labour Law at the ILO Decent Work Technical Support Team and Country Office for Central and Eastern Europe, and Raisa Liparteliani, lawyer and member of the Executive Board of the Georgian Bar Association.

Irakli Kandashvili, Chairman of the Georgian Bar Association, visited Penitentiary Institution No. 8, where he met with lawyers visiting the facility and familiarized himself with their working conditions and procedures. Together with Ramaz Pirtskhalava, Director of the Penitentiary Institution, and the institution’s management, Irakli Kandashvili discussed ongoing issues in detail, including the protection of confidentiality in lawyer-client communications. Particular attention was pai...