The Georgian Lawyers for Independent Profession (GLIP) joined ELI in August this year. As part of a tour of various institutions in Vienna, including the University of Vienna, 14 GLIP members visited the ELI Secretariat. The meeting served as an opportunity to introduce ELI to GLIP, to inform GLIP of various ways in which it can become involved in ELI activities and to discuss potential cooperation.

The delegation was composed as follows:

• Nino Lipartia (Chairperson of the Board, Council of Glip, Professor)
• Mariam Sitchinava (Deputy Chairperson of the Board, Council of Glip)
• Ioseb Gabaraev (Member of the Board, Council of Glip, Head of Criminal Justice of Glip, Professor)
• Natia Kajaia (Member of the Board, Council of Glip)

Further Members of GLIP: Tea Maridashvili, Nino Chorgolashvili, Milerina Memanishvili, Sophio Gabrushidze, Tinatin Bitsadze, Khatuna Bagrationi, Vitali Khalvashi, Mariam Beruashvili, Beka Tezelasvhili and Sophio Matcharashvili.