The study examines the legislator’s conception of the contract for work, tracing its development from the succinct formulation of the Civil Code of 1865 to its contemporary regulation under the New Civil Code and analyses its evolution within European private law, with particular emphasis on the transition from a rigid obligation‑based framework to a flexible system centred on contractual remedies, proportionality, and international arbitrati...

The initiation of insolvency proceedings against a contractor performing construction works is likely to cause detriment to the client considering the latter’s limited rights under Romanian law in case of the contractor’s default and the divergent case law on their enforceability. This article focuses on the client’s most important concerns and tries to determine to which extent these concerns are likely to be mitigated by the entrance into f...