Administrative decisions and appeals
An administrative dispute often starts with a decision, refusal, inaction or procedural step by a public authority. The first task is to identify the legal nature of the act, the authority that issued it, whether reasons were given, when it was served and which review route is available. A complaint to the same authority, an administrative appeal or a court claim may have different requirements and deadlines.
The argument should address the legal defect precisely. Depending on the case, that may be lack of competence, failure to investigate relevant facts, incorrect legal interpretation, inadequate reasoning, disproportionality, unequal treatment or breach of the right to participate in the procedure. Simply saying that the decision is unfair is rarely enough.
Permits, registration and regulated activity
Businesses and individuals encounter administrative law in construction, land matters, licensing, professional permissions, public registration, tax or customs procedures and many other regulated fields. The general administrative rules may apply alongside a special statute or sector regulation.
Effective legal work therefore requires the file to be read in its regulatory context. Technical plans, financial data, expert conclusions or registry information may be as important as the legal provision itself. We identify which authority has competence, what evidence it is required to consider and what procedural steps must occur before a lawful decision can be made.
Administrative court proceedings
In court, the claim must correspond to the remedy the client actually needs. Annulment of an act, an order requiring action, recognition of a legal position or another form of relief can involve different legal tests. The court will also examine admissibility, standing, deadlines and the administrative record.
We prepare the case around the decision-making history: what was requested, what evidence was submitted, how the authority responded and where the procedure or reasoning failed. If temporary protection is needed to prevent irreversible consequences, that issue should be considered early rather than after the underlying situation has changed.
Administrative cases we handle
Our administrative practice covers disputes with ministries, municipalities, registries, regulators and other public bodies. Typical matters include refusal or cancellation of registration, permits and licences, administrative penalties, public-law property questions, regulatory decisions, access to records, immigration-related administrative issues and challenges to an administrative act or omission.
Administrative deadlines can be short and the correct form of challenge matters. We review the act, the authority that issued it, the legal basis, service date and available administrative or judicial remedy. Where the law requires an administrative complaint before court proceedings, that step is addressed first; where direct court review is available, the claim is prepared for the administrative court.
Administrative court representation
We prepare administrative complaints, claims, objections, evidence submissions, applications for interim protection and appeals. Representation can include proceedings against a public authority as well as matters where a company or individual needs a decision, registration or permit that has been unlawfully refused or delayed.
Experience across public and private law
Nino Tatoshvili’s public Georgian Bar Association profile specifically records work in administrative disputes, including challenges to decisions of public authorities, regulatory matters and disputes involving state bodies. The office also handles related civil, property and business issues where the same facts cross more than one field of Georgian law.
Documents that matter at the start
Please send the administrative act, refusal, notice or other document you want reviewed, together with the date it was received. If there was earlier correspondence or an application, include it as well. In an administrative case, knowing the issuing authority and the date of service can be as important as the substance of the dispute.