On October 9-10, 2025, a working meeting was held between the Public Defender's Office of Georgia, the Georgian Bar Association and the Legal Aid Bureau. The meeting was personally attended by Public Defender Levan Ioseliani, Chairman of the Bar Association Davit Asatiani and Director of the Legal Aid Bureau Davit Simonia.

The working meeting focused on the level of realization of the right to a fair trial, including the right to effective defence, in the country. The Public Defender's Office presented the findings revealed in the process of supervising this right, the identified violations of the right and the recommendations developed by the Office to various agencies for the elimination of problems.

Significant attention was paid to the problem of neutral evidence in criminal cases, the scope of the obligation of non-disclosure, aspects of confidential and unrestricted communication between lawyers and defendants, the right of defence of persons detained on administrative charges, etc.

In turn, the lawyers shared with the Public Defender's Office the challenges in their work practice and their visions for better realization of the right of defence.

The meeting emphasized the need for even closer future cooperation between the Public Defender's Office and the Bar Association.

The working meeting was held within the framework of the EU project "Support to the Public Defender's Office of Georgia" (DAI).