According to common law, directors of (commercial) companies are liable to third parties only in exceptional circumstances. However, when difficulties arise for the company, and in particular when collective proceedings are opened against it, due to the significant risk that creditors will not be able to recover their claims, there is a form of „aggravated” liability. Other mechanisms even allow the liability of associates of the debtor to be...

The article criticizes how the presumption of lawful acquisition of assets is often either applied inconsistently or overlooked in practice. While, in theory, this presumption provides essential safeguards to protect citizens in a democratic state from abuses of power, in practice, the burden of proof is frequently shifted onto individuals, requiring them to prove their innocence or the legal origin of their assets, despite their compliance wi...

The article criticizes how the presumption of lawful acquisition of assets is often either applied inconsistently or overlooked in practice. While, in theory, this presumption provides essential safeguards to protect citizens in a democratic state from abuses of power, in practice, the burden of proof is frequently shifted onto individuals, requiring them to prove their innocence or the legal origin of their assets, despite their compliance wi...

The paper analyze the case of two joint stock companies, issuers of bonds listed on the AERO market administered by the Bucharest Stock Exchange, which entered insolvency in the last two years, a period calculated by reference to this study. Given that this market is a public one, we underline that the companies issuing bonds listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange, which requested the court to open the insolvency procedure, with the consequenc...

The paper is based on a practical case and refers to the determination of the tax residence of individuals in situations of cross-border mobility. It is not a question of resolving a double/multiple residence conflict, but of establishing the state of residence for the purpose of determining the applicable double taxation convention, the rules for allocating the power to tax and the method of avoiding double taxation. Such situations are increa...

The concepts of „territoriality” and „extraterritoriality” are considered by scholars as being key-concepts of the transnational law. This article aims to point out how the relationship between the elements of this sui generis couple (territoriality and extraterritoriality, my note) works. The said couple and its way of functioning once were among the most debated issues in the area of international law and conflict of laws altogether, and the ...

State aid is considered an anti-competitive practice requiring legislative intervention and sanctioning according to Article 107 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. This paper details the exceptions and conditions under which state aid may be considered compatible with the internal market, as well as the role of national and European authorities in evaluating them.Within a case analysis, the authors explore Decision (...

Technological evolution has brought significant changes to the consumer credit market, both with reference to supply and demand, as well as innovative credit products, especially in the online environment, the evolution of consumer behaviour and preferences, with reference to cross-border credits. The new context generated legal uncertainty for consumers regarding the application of the provisions of Directive (EC) 2008/48, and therefore it wa...

The legal assistance contract concluded between the lawyer and the client benefits from a special legal regime, expressly regulated, which contains its form and substance conditions, the content and variables of the binding legal relationship, as well as the conduct framework of the parties in view of the birth, modification and termination of this legal relationship.This paper analyzes the topic of concluding assistance or legal represe...

Even though by the decision handed down on June 3, 2021 in case no. C‑182/20, the Court of Justice of the European Union solved the issue of adjusting the value‑added tax in the case of debtors in bankruptcy, in practice there may be difficulties in delimiting the scope of applicability of the decision issued by the European court, both regarding the issue of right of deducting VAT related to taxable operations prior to entering the bankruptcy...