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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...
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Irakli Kandashvili presented the Bar Association’s position on safeguarding the confidentiality of communications between lawyers and their clients. The Chairman noted that this principle is one of the most important safeguards for the effective exercise of the right to defence. It ensures free and confidential communication between a lawyer and a client, including the protection of information, documentation and written materials obtained or prepared for the purpose of protecting the clie...
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The Chairman of the Georgian Bar Association, Irakli Kandashvili, met with Cheryl Barnard, a Homicide Supervising Attorney at the Sixth Judicial District Public Defender’s Office in Arkansas. During the meeting, Irakli Kandashvili received information on American experience and practices in jury trials. The parties also discussed opportunities for future cooperation to support continuing legal education and the professional development of Georgian lawyers.
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During the meeting, the parties discussed the existing cooperation between the Georgian Bar Association and the British Embassy, matters of mutual interest, and opportunities for future collaboration. Particular attention was paid to the development of the legal profession and strengthening lawyers’ professional capacities. The meeting also addressed the challenges facing the Georgian Bar Association and the legal profession. In this regard, the Association continues consultations with...
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The Georgian Bar Association attaches particular importance to ensuring the unhindered exercise by lawyers of their professional rights and duties as defined by law, as the practice of law constitutes one of the fundamental guarantees for the effective administration of justice and the exercise of the right to defence. Pursuant to Article 31, Paragraph 3 of the Constitution of Georgia, the right to defence is guaranteed, and everyone has the right to defend their rights before a court, either...
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The Chairman of the Georgian Bar Association Irakli Kandashvili hosted William Massolin, the new Head of the Council of Europe Office in Georgia, at the Association’s office. During the working meeting, the parties reviewed the projects implemented and the results achieved within the framework of the longstanding cooperation between the Georgian Bar Association and the Council of Europe Office. The parties also expressed their readiness to continue working towards further strengthening...
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Chairman of the Georgian Bar Association, Irakli Kandashvili, met with Amy Diaz, Chargé d’Affaires of the U.S. Embassy, and Joseph Cafferty, Acting Director of the U.S. Embassy’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL). Irakli Kandashvili hosted the U.S. representatives at the Georgian Bar Association’s office.
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As part of the cooperation between the Georgian Bar Association and the Law Society of England and Wales, the Georgian Bar Association hosted the English Law Forum. The Forum brought together representatives of the legal professions from Georgia, the United Kingdom and Spain, as well as representatives of the executive and legislative branches and the diplomatic corps.
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During the meeting, the parties reviewed the projects implemented and results achieved within the framework of the longstanding cooperation between the Georgian Bar Association and the Council of Europe Office. Particular attention was paid to cooperation in the areas of lawyers’ professional development, human rights protection, the rule of law, and strengthening the professional rights of lawyers.
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In connection with the ongoing projects and opportunities for further strengthening cooperation, Chairman of the Georgian Bar Association Irakli Kandashvili held a working meeting with representatives of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP).
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