Legal Ethics Chair

The Project is implemented with the support of United States Agency for International Development(USAID) within the framework of East-West Management Institute’s (EWMI) project Promoting Rule of Law in Georgia (PROLoG).

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National Moot Court Competition on Legal Ethics
National Moot Court Competition on Legal Ethics

National Moot Court Competition on Legal Ethics was held at New Vision University on November 16-18. Students from Free University of Tbilisi, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University, The University of Georgia and International Black Sea University took part in moot court competition. Organizing team gave one-day preparatory training for all participants on November 16th. Competition concept, competition rules and the basic principles of lawyers’ ethics were discussed during the training.

Preliminary rounds of the competition were held on November 17th and all participating teams presented their positions on Ethics Commission Moot Hearing. Four teams which obtained higher scores on preliminary rounds succeeded to the Finals on November 18th. Participating teams were assessed by the invited expert-judges who have an outstanding competence and experience in legal ethics. To guarantee a fair and impartial assessment the names of the universities of the participating teams were unknown to the judges.

Organizing team decided not to identify the winner and runner-up teams and all four finalists were granted with the Certificates of Achievement. The remaining teams were also granted with the Special Award Certificates for “Advancing the client’s interests in the best way”, “Responding to the counterarguments in the best way”, “Effective use of the practice of the Ethics’ Commission”. This attitude towards the Moot Competition rules is an innovation in Georgia and reflects the concept of the university which supports the popularization of the idea of participation in moot court competitions with educational purposes.

The competition was held with the support of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) within the framework of East-West Management Institute’s (EWMI) project Promoting Rule of Law in Georgia (PROLoG).

Annual Conference on Legal Ethics
Annual Conference on Legal Ethics

On April 28th, speakers of the Legal Ethics Conference discussed professional responsibilities and expression standards for social media, practice of the attorney fee regulation during the termination of attorney-client relationship, publicity of Ethics Commissions decisions within the framework of personal data protection and various other current issues. Participants agreed that holding a conference about legal ethics issues annually is idea that deserves unanimous support.

The event was organized by the University Legal Ethics Chair, with the support of United States Agency for International Development (USAID), within the framework of East-West Management Institute (EWMI) project Promoting Rule of Law in Georgia (PROLoG).

A Public Discussion on Publicity of Ethics Commissions Decisions in the Context of Personal Data Protection
A Public Discussion on Publicity of Ethics Commissions Decisions in the Context of Personal Data Protection

On April 14th, NVU hosted a public discussion on 'Publicity of Ethics Commissions Decisions in the Context of Personal Data Protection'. The lecture discussed Personal Data Protection Regulation, Practice of the Constitutional Court, Decision of the Court of Appeal, and Decision of European Court of Justice (The Google Case).

The lecture was offered by 'Legal Ethics Chair' implemented with the support of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) within the framework of East-West Management Institute’s (EWMI) Project Promoting Rule of Law in Georgia (PROLoG).

Public Lecture on Practical Challenges of Attorney Ethics
Public Lecture on Practical Challenges of Attorney Ethics

On October 28th, NVU hosted a public lecture on the issues of “Practical Challenges of the Attorney Ethics". The public lecture was chaired by lawyer and a legal expert Ana Loria and assisted by the attorney Irakli Kordzakhia.

It was dedicated to important and problematic issues of legal ethics. Chairs provided a brief summary of the subject and then discussed four different topics including conflict of interest, multidisciplinary practice, the scope of application of the code of ethics and attorney fee regulation. Lawyers, students, lecturers and representatives of other universities attended the event and were actively involved, in a discussion which followed after each topic.

The Project is implemented with the support of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) within the framework of East-West Management Institute’s (EWMI) project Promoting Rule of Law in Georgia (PROLoG).

Presentation of the Legal Ethics Chair project and Working Group Meeting
Presentation of the Legal Ethics Chair project and Working Group Meeting

On September 28, presentation of the Legal Ethics Chair project and the first meeting of the working group was held. The project aims to promote legal ethics, to support its teaching as well as to develop a legal ethics syllabus by the expert team.

The Project is implemented with the support of United States Agency for International Development(USAID) within the framework of East-West Management Institute’s (EWMI) project Promoting Rule of Law in Georgia (PROLoG).