Mediators Association of Georgia held a meeting with the members of the Lawyers Association of Georgia - "Try Mediation"
The event/activity was implemented with the support of the United Nations Development Program and Germany, within the framework of the project "Improving access to the rule of law and justice for all"
Participants were welcomed by Irakli Kandashvili, Chairman of the Mediators Association of Georgia.
Thea Cheishvili, a member of the executive board of the Mediators Association of Georgia, a mediator, a lawyer, was also specially invited to the meeting to talk about the role of a lawyer in the mediation process and ethical dilemmas.
At the meeting, Tea Cheishvili shared her experience and challenges in practice with members of the Bar Association.
Irakli Kandashvili spoke about mediation and noted that it is very important for lawyers to have thorough knowledge of the mediation process.
There was a lot of interest from the lawyers at the meeting, many interesting questions were asked by them.
Mediators Association of Georgia will hold such meetings frequently, because the awareness of lawyers regarding the mediation process is very important and contributes to the raising of awareness about mediation in the society.