The article examines the relationship between the autonomy of sports governing bodies and the application of European Union competition law in professional football, through the lens of the evolving case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union and, in particular, the recent judgment delivered in Case C‑133/24, CD Tondela and Others. The paper highlights the gradual transformation of professional sport from a field tradition...

The conflict‑of‑laws regime applicable to bills of exchange, promissory notes, and cheques is examined through the lens of the private international law rules set out in the Romanian Civil Code, structured across four sections. The first section is devoted to the historical evolution of the relevant legal framework; the second addresses the law governing legal classification (qualification); the third section analyses the principle of the plura...

In recent years, the expansion of the digital revolution has permeated an increasing number of fields, and the justice system is no exception. Viewed sometimes with reluctance, other times with skepticism, electronic tools can also be seen as a necessity in light of the changes taking place in society. Of course, these must be adapted to best meet both the needs of the judicial process and those of the litigants. This study aims to ana...

In the context of transformations driven by digitalization and the development of artificial intelligence, managerial decision‑making processes undergo a structural reconfiguration, with direct implications for corporate governance, organizational sustainability, and insolvency risk. This paper proposes an integrated analysis of the relationship between managerial decisions, internal control mechanisms, the applicable legal framework, and the ...

A recent issue has emerged in the practice of the Trade Register, giving rise to the following legal dilemma: may a civil professional partnership of lawyers (SCA) establish a company with legal personality governed by Law No. 31/1990 on companies, both directly and in its capacity as trustee under a fiduciary agreement in which the fiduciary obligation consists in the incorporation and operation of such a company? This apparently simple ques...

This study analyzes the role of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) as a legal and forensic tool in the investigation and prevention of business crime, a criminal category that brings together several crimes, such as: corruption in the private environment, money laundering, fraud, stock market crimes and tax evasion. The paper argues that OSINT has gone beyond the status of an auxiliary instrument, becoming a structural component of the ev...

The aim of this research is to examine the structural transformations of the global economic ecosystem, focusing on the transition from manufacturing‑based modes of production to contemporary mechanisms grounded in digital platforms and the GIG economy. In a society continuously seeking solutions for sustainable development, technological evolution is reshaping not only industrial processes but also the very essence of labour relations and inst...

Debates on central bank digital currency (CBDC) pose serious challenges for legal practitioners, as they involve a concept characterized by ambiguity (first issue), variable parameters of analysis (second issue) and complex technical and economic components (third issue). Legal practitioners usually prefer well-defined topics with clear legal bases, which allow interpretation of legal principles and identification of legal correlations. The CB...

The prevention of insolvency constitutes a cornerstone of the legal framework, enabling financially distressed enterprises to undertake restructuring efforts and implement strategic measures to surmount periods of economic adversity.One of the principal mechanisms for insolvency prevention is the preventive concordat procedure, which necessitates an initial assessment report on the financial distress encountered by the company. Upon the c...

The regulation of part-time work in the content of art. 103-107 of the Labor Code corresponds, in principle, to the objectives established in the content of Council Directive no. 97/81/EC of 15 December 1997 on the framework agreement on part-time work, amended by Council Directive 98/23/EC of 7 April 1998, the Romanian legislator aiming to eliminate discrimination against part-time workers and improve the quality of part-time work, facilitat...