Salary claims benefit from a preferential regime, in the case of the employer’s insolvency, determined by the need to protect employees. At the same time, current claims benefit from a privileged legal regime, which is justified by the imperative to continue the debtor’s activity after the opening date of the insolvency procedure.With regard to current salary claims in the insolvency procedure, the issue arises of determining the ...

The opening of insolvency proceedings upon the creditors request should not raise any problems, given that the legal regulation contained in Law no. 85/2014 seems clear. In this sense, the conditions that the creditors’ claims must meet in order to open the insolvency procedure against the debtor are those provided by art. 5 point 20 and art. 5 point 72 of the Law no. 85/2014.However, there are still controversies relating, inter...

Adoption and entry into force in 2014 of Law no. 85/2014 on insolvency prevention and insolvency procedures led to the modernization of insolvency legislation in Romania.The year 2020 has brought major global challenges, with the coronavirus pandemic causing unrest on all fronts, with significant effects on the global and national economy.Law no. 55/2020 aimed to provide some additional protection measures to companies in f...

The evolution of the insolvency legislation in Romania has led to a privileged legal regime regarding creditors with current claims, they have rights and additional protection in order to recover the claims. The holders of this type of claims have priority over payment and do not enter into competition with the creditors with claims prior to the opening of the insolvency procedure, being able to request, under certain conditions, the op...