act Botezatu Estrade Partners (act legal Romania) assisted Louis Delhaize in the sale of Cora Romania to Carrefour following clearance by the Competition Council. The transaction, initially subject to approval…
Corporate investigations in Romania, though a relatively new concept, are increasingly becoming common among large companies operating in the country. The purpose of corporate investigations is to enable management to…
The law on whistleblowing is perhaps one of the transpositions in the local legislation of a European Directive that brings us closer to a culture of "compliance" but one who…
The Emergency Ordinance no. 58/2022 amending some normative acts in the field of consumer protection ("GEO no. 58/2022") was published on 6 May 2022 in the Official Gazette no. 456,…
The National Authority of Consumers Protection (NACP) seems to give green light to collective actions in Romania by publishing a Draft Law aimed to implement the Directive (EU) 2020/1828 of…
In the current global context, work from anywhere has become a viable option for employees and many states have taken up legislative measures to facilitate their accommodation. Starting 17 January…
We are increasingly encountering situations in the activity of criminal judicial bodies where privately employed individuals are described by criminal law as "public officials", although it may seem like a…
On 28.04.2021 the Romanian Government adopted two emergency ordinances (i.e. GEO no. 36/2021 and GEO no. 37/2021) bringing new amendments to the Romanian labour legislation. Both GEO no. 36/2021 and…
As a result of the collaboration of BNP Paribas Real Estate with act legal, Hays, the French-Polish Chamber of Commerce, the Dutch-Polish Chamber of Commerce and the Belgian Chamber of…
Short history of the Romanian Kurzarbeit scheme The Romanian Kurzarbeit scheme has a short and tumultuous history which began in august 2020 by the adoption of Government Emergency Ordinance no.…
Transparency International recently stated that in 2020, there is no justification on leaving the whistleblowers unprotected. The message was addressed to both the authorities and the business environment. A whistleblower is a person who…
Context In just a few months the European Public Prosecutor's Office will be operational - the official date is November 2020. This new institution of the European Union has the…
Context As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the activity of the courts has been severely affected. During this period, the digitization of justice is under intense discussion, as being…
In the context in which the authorities imposed measures that gradually restricted the movement of persons and limited the possibility of carrying out actions involving the reunion of groups of…
If by 15 May 2020 the main rule was clear and quite sharp: ‘#STAYHOME’, as of 16 May, things are no longer so clear. We know that we will no…
Who is obliged to provide medical equipment? Can medical personnel refuse to provide health care? Is the resignation of medical personnel allowed during the pandemic period? These are the questions…
Context Following the accelerated spread of COVID-19, the President of Romania declared the state of emergency for a period of 30 days as of 16 March 2020. According to the…
One of the challenges of many real estate projects has been and remains that of access roads and the ways in which their construction and subsequent use may be legally…
Whether it relates to an apartment, a house or a land plot, selling or buying real estate properties is an extremely widespread topic on the market. In addition to checking…
The amendments to the Romanian Criminal Code, the Criminal Procedure Code and the Law on Judicial Organization have been, over the last year, subject to numerous and long controversies both…
On August 1st, 2018, Protocol no. 16 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms came into force. Romania is one of the State Parties who…
Innovation implies challenging the status quo. Such status quo, at least in densly regulated sectors like banking and finance, is often propped by standards and regulations intended to safeguard consumers'…
