Civil Litigation in Tbilisi: Evidence, Interim Relief and Costs

A state entity as a defendant does not by itself establish administrative jurisdiction; review the nature of the legal relation and remedy.

Agree a chronology and secure dated contracts, correspondence, payment records and proof of communication. Consider lawful access to evidence.

Where future enforcement is at risk, examine available court measures and the proportionality of the requested restriction.

Court fees, legal fees, expert work and execution expenses may differ in recoverability. A judgment alone is not the same as collection.

A credible claim links each material allegation to admissible evidence. Identify the claimant’s burden, likely defenses and disputed facts before drafting. Preserve full context, authorship and timestamps in electronic correspondence. An expert report should address a technical issue genuinely material to the claim rather than offering an abstract view.

Attachment or another interim measure is not automatic merely because proceedings are planned. Explain the real enforcement risk and why the proposed measure is proportionate to it. Alongside court and expert costs, assess likely recovery and potential counterclaims if interim protection later proves unjustified.

Before collecting every available document, break the intended claim into elements that must be established: the relationship, breach, causation, quantified loss and the requested legal remedy, as relevant. Allocate each fact to a witness, document, registry entry, electronic record or expert analysis and identify gaps honestly. Preserve original files, dates and proof of receipt rather than relying only on screenshots. Consider which party bears the burden of asserting or proving a fact and whether a proposed exhibit will be admissible. Interim relief requires its own justification concerning enforcement risk and proportionality; it is not simply an advance finding that the claimant is right. Think about potential defences, limitation periods and the practical enforceability of the judgment before filing.

A creditor claims payment although the final contract was never signed. Emails, partial payments and performance records exist. Evaluate what agreement, if any, the parties’ conduct establishes, the proper defendant, when payment became due and the burden of proof. If disposal of assets is feared, an application for interim measures needs additional evidence of enforcement risk; the debt claim alone is not enough.