December 2024 by Oana Ionescu and Iunia Radu The Romanian version of the article is available HERE. The presidential ordinance proceedings, while benefiting from a specific legal framework, suffers from procedural ambiguities that hinder its speed and efficiency. A particularly contentious issue is the mandatory nature of the statement of defense in the appeal stage,…
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November 2024 Access to justice and the improvement of the judicial process are constant concerns for the entire legal community—authorities and practitioners. To facilitate litigants’ access to the courts and clarify the procedures related to the payment of stamp duty fees, the legislator recently adopted Law 268/2024, amending and supplementing the Government Emergency Ordinance no.…
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In a decision that marks a new success in the wide-ranging legal dispute between Asociația Suporter Club UTA, the UTA Supporter Club Association (SCU) and Asociația Fotbal Club UTA, the UTA Football Club Association (AFC UTA), BACIU PARTNERS’ lawyers have achieved a significant victory before the Court of Appeal of Timișoara.
The sale of products bearing the ”Nutri-Score” nutritional label is once again under scrutiny by authorities and economic operators with fresh legislative proposals in the pipeline.
July 2024 We are thrilled to share that Iulia Dobre has joined our Dispute Resolution practice group as an Associate. Iulia’s expertise lies in commercial, civil, administrative, and employment litigation. Her knowledge extends to complex enforcement proceedings and international disputes, including arbitration. BACIU PARTNERS’ Dispute Resolution practice brings a sharp and diligent approach combined with…
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June 2024 by Ana-Maria Baciu and Ileana Nicolescu On its first anniversary, the Unitary Patent system also celebrated its first expansion, with Romania depositing its instrument of ratification of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (UPCA) on 31 May 2024. This expansion, to become effective as of 1 September 2024, brings the total number…
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The diversity of perspectives generated by the debate on “Freedom of expression of artists”, recently organized by juridice.ro, has reconfirmed the complexity of the subject. The central topic revolved around the recent case in which the National Council for Combating Discrimination (CNCD) applied sanctions to the Bucharest Municipality Museum, the Art Society Cultural Center Foundation, British…
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One of the most important, but also most vulnerable assets of a company is its image. As a result of the fierce competition to attract and maintain the attention of potential customers and build a “name”, any negative information that is released about a company impacts the decision of business partners and of the public…
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May 2024 We are thrilled to share that Nicola Costea has joined our Dispute Resolution practice group as a Senior Associate. Nicola ensures legal representation to large multinational corporations and prominent domestic businesses and entrepreneurs in relation to commercial law, consumer protection law, and insolvency disputes in all tiers of Romanian jurisdiction. BACIU PARTNERS Dispute…
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