The article is aimed to analyse, through the eyes of a practitioner, the mechanism and legal effects of hardship, a legal concept which was for the first time explicitly regulated under the Romanian law by the new Civil code, which became effective as of October 2011. One particular pragmatic objective of the author was to outline the potential practical issues which may arise due to the large variety of possible situations, correlated to the...

This article represents the first part of a study aimed to provide an overview of the main novelties related to contractor’s liability under the Romanian Civil code. In their study, the authors referred to the relevant provisions of the Québec Civil code, as it represented one of the main sources of inspiration for the Romanian Civil code, and to the related doctrine as well. The authors also outlined the potential issues to arise due to the ...