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The CCIFG hosted its twelth General Assembly on November, 22nd !

Thursday, November 23, the President of the CCIFG, Antoine Bardon, as well as Natia Javakhishvili, General Director were happy to receive, at the Pullman Tbilisi Axis Towers hotel, the members of the Chamber for the meeting of the Board of Directors and the holding of the Annual General Meeting.

 

During the General Assembly, the 2023 activity report was presented, as well as the financial report.

 

It was an opportunity to look back on the highlights of the past year, from the European zone meeting of the CCI France international which was held at the beginning of February in Athens, to the seminar on corporate governance led by François Cottignies at the end of June, through the creation of the Committee of Women Entrepreneurs etc.

 

The CCIFG also had the honor of presenting its 9 new members, who were able to meet the rest of the assembly. 

 

The members of the CCIFG renewed their confidence in Dominique Bayvet and Paata Moseshvili, re-elected to the Board of Directors. 

 

The event ended with a dinner at the Dumas restaurant ! 

 

We would like to thank each of the members for their participation as well as the Pullman Hotel for organizing the event.

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IBA Europe-Caucasus-Asia Forum 2019

Law and Legal Profession

IBA Europe-Caucasus-Asia Forum 2019

31 October - 2 November 2019

 

Our members Alexander Bolkvadze, BLC Law Office and Nick Gvinadze, Gvinadze & Partners were among those who hosted the forum.

 

On 31st of October – 2nd of November 2019, Tbilisi hosted IBA (International Bar Association) Europe-Caucasus-Asia Forum 2019.

The Forum was attended by the President of IBA - Mr. Horacio Bernandes Neto and other distinguished guests and speakers (over 100 foreign delegates). Managing partners, heads of practice, in-house lawyers and other senior practitioners were present.

The main topic of the forum was the rule of law and legal profession in the ECA region, namely:

 

  • Legal challenges and risks of investing  in the region have been discussed. The speakers have emphasized on risks such as bankruptcy, regulatory, political challenges, sanctions, anti-corruption and compliance of the partner and the importance of the above-mentioned risks for lawyers. The best practices that companies use to handle the uncertainty existing in the region have been shared.

  • The advantages and disadvantages of working on the global market and providing service to international clients  have been listed. The speakers have highlighted the impact of demand from international client for pro bono activities, CSR, secondments and other services as well as pressure on legal fees.

  • Environment of legal profession with its challenges and problems that professionals face has been reviewed. The speakers emphasized on unfair competition, lack of equality, diversity and inclusiveness representing an obstacle for being more productive. Burnout of lawyers has been mentioned.

  • The M&A market has been analysed with the main trends and developments in the region as well as investment priorities.

  • The situation regarding new taxes and tax regulations in the region has been reviewed. The speakers discussed the issues such as recent anti-avoidance measures, tax transparency and reliability, taxation of digital economy.

  • Discussion about the dispute resolution in the region closed the forum.

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