Dragne & Associates wins two arbitrations before the Vienna International Arbitration Center of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber. Our law firm has represented a former member of the Executive Board of the National Electricity Transmission Company – Transelectrica S.A. in two international arbitrations, the last one finalized by the arbitral award rendered in October 2024. The arbitration disputes had a […]
The Electronic Signature and Trust Services Law (No. 214/2024) was recently published in the Romanian Official Gazette and will come into effect on October 8, 2024. This law clarifies the legal effects of various types of electronic signatures and regulates the validity of electronically signed documents, aligning with the European eIDAS Regulation. Defining Simple Electronic Signatures A key novelty is […]
A groundbreaking final court decision vs The National Authority for Consumer Protection (ANPC) obtained in favor of an international bank in a high-profile dispute has received in-depth coverage on the news recently. The case was won before in the appeal stage on July 4, 2024 when the Bucharest Tribunal has issued a final ruling. The court has endorsed the legal […]
On October 22, 2023, Romania enacted a new law aimed at providing priority access to pregnant women and persons accompanying children under the age of 5. Officially published in the Monitorul Oficial no. 994 on October 19 2023, and entered into force 3 days latter, the new piece of legislation serves as a legislative acknowledgment of the “bunele maniere” (good […]
