Legislative Herald of Georgia — Matsne
Official publication and consolidated texts of Georgian legislation.
matsne.gov.ge →Common Courts of Georgia
Institutional court information, services and public resources.
court.ge →Supreme Court of Georgia
Supreme Court information and published judicial materials.
supremecourt.ge →National Agency of Public Registry
Registration services and public information concerning companies, real estate and other registries.
napr.gov.ge →Revenue Service of Georgia
Official tax and customs information and electronic services.
rs.ge →Georgian Bar Association
Professional information concerning advocates and the legal profession in Georgia.
gba.ge →Why the official source matters
Legal articles, forum posts and archived documents can remain online after a law has been amended. For a current legal question, the text in force on the relevant date matters. Official sources also provide the procedural and institutional context that a short summary may omit. This is particularly important for deadlines, registration requirements, court procedure and regulatory obligations.
An official website is not automatically easy to use. Georgian legal databases may require searching by title, number, issuing body or date, and English translations may not always be available or current. Where the legal effect is material, the Georgian official text should be treated as the primary reference and professional translation may be needed.
Legislation and consolidated texts
The Legislative Herald of Georgia, commonly known as Matsne, is the principal official source for Georgian normative acts. A useful legal check should identify not only the name of a code or law but the version that applies to the relevant period. Transitional provisions, amendments and implementing acts can affect the answer.
When reading a statute, avoid extracting one article without the definitions, exceptions and procedural provisions around it. The relationship between general and special legislation may also matter.
Courts and judicial information
Court websites provide institutional information and selected public materials. Published decisions can help with research, but a client’s case still depends on its own facts, evidence and procedural history. Not every decision is published or directly comparable, and the authority of a decision depends on the court and legal context.
If litigation is already pending, rely on the official procedural documents in the case file for deadlines and directions. A general website notice does not replace a served court act.
Public Registry and transactional information
The National Agency of Public Registry is central to many company and real-estate matters. Registry information can establish current recorded data about an entity or property, but due diligence may require more than obtaining a single extract. The legal significance of entries, historical changes, encumbrances and transaction documents should be considered in context.
For companies, registry data should be matched with the corporate action being taken. For property, the cadastral identity and registered rights should be matched with the actual asset and sale documents.
Tax and regulatory interfaces
The Revenue Service is the official starting point for many Georgian tax and customs matters. Legal and tax advice overlap in transactions, company operations and individual business activity, but they remain distinct professional disciplines. A legal structure should therefore be checked against tax consequences where those consequences are material.
Other regulators and public bodies may be relevant depending on the sector. The correct authority should be identified from the activity and legal question rather than from a generic list.
How our office uses public sources
For case-specific work, official sources are used together with the client’s documents and procedural record. The question is not simply “what does the law say?” but “which rule applies to these facts at this time, through which procedure, and what evidence is available?”
Links on this page are provided as public information. External websites are operated by their respective institutions and may change their structure or availability. If an official page has moved, use the institution’s main domain to locate the current service.
How we approach the matter
Legal work is most useful when the facts, the legal rule and the practical objective are examined together. At the beginning of a matter we establish a chronology, identify the parties and decision-makers, review the documents already available and check whether any court, administrative, contractual or limitation deadline is running. We separate confirmed facts from assumptions and from points that still require evidence. This makes it possible to define what must be proved, which document is missing and what action should come next.
We also look beyond the first letter, claim or hearing. A good legal position should remain workable if negotiations fail, if the other party changes its position, if an authority refuses an application or if the dispute moves to another stage. Depending on the matter, the plan may involve correspondence, negotiation, a formal demand, an administrative application, interim protection, a court claim, an appeal or enforcement. The purpose is not to create more procedure than necessary, but to select a route that can realistically serve the client's objective.
Communication is kept practical. After a material development, the client should understand what happened, what it means and what decision is required. We do not promise outcomes controlled by a court, investigative authority, registry, bank, regulator or another party. Our responsibility is to prepare the legal position carefully, manage deadlines, draft accurately and represent the client's interests professionally.