The Bureau registered an initiative by the working group on 4th stage judiciary reforms on amendments to the Law of Georgia on General Courts

Amendments in the Law of Georgia on General Courts

• The High Council of Justice is given the authority to form judges in the appeals court with a narrow specialization

• To define the competencies of the respective official (magistrate), rules for appointment and dismissal, qualification requirements, disciplinary responsibility.

Amendments to the Civil Procedure Code

• It is possible to present an appeal in an electronic form

• The decision of the court and the certified copies of the case will be sent to the Appeals Court for the discussion of securing the claim, while the original copies of the case will remain and the hearing of the case will proceed by the general rule

Amendments to the Administrative Code

• The category of cases, on which sole discretion is allowed, is expanded to the following: all types of disputes related to administrative agreements, disputes on checking entrepreneurial activities, violence against women or domestic violence, sequestation of property related to persons connected to terrorism and persons defined by the UN Security Council Resolutions, confidential information of persons from commercial banks by tax bodies, compensation of damages by administrative bodies, etc.

• More cases can now be discussed by the Administrative Case Chamber of Appeal Court with an oral hearing

Amendments to the Law of Georgia on Disciplinary Responsibility of Judges and Disciplinary Legal Proceedings

• It is defined that this Law will cover the respective officials (magistrate) of the court and all rights, duties and responsibilities, which is defined by the Law in respect to the judge.

• See: https://info.parliament.ge/#law-drafting/14951