The article explains the shift from administrative breaches to fully-fledged criminal offences under Directive (EU) 2024/1226 and Romania’s forthcoming transposition. It maps new duties for banks and corporates, the role of e-evidence and the future EU AML Authority, and suggests how prosecutors and defence counsel should approach intent, complex transaction chains and cross-border cooperation.
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Building on major European investigations, the article explains the legal framework for using high-tech interception data in organised crime and drug-trafficking cases. It covers European Investigation Orders, data-protection and fair-trial constraints, as well as the growing link with EU sanctions-evasion offences, giving both prosecution and defence a structured way to assess these evidence packages.
The article situates the Micula award within EU state-aid control, the Commission’s recovery decision and the CJEU’s case law on intra-EU arbitration and Article 351 TFEU. It offers practical takeaways for investors and counsel on enforcement risks, treaty-structuring choices and how far EU law can limit reliance on investment arbitration against an EU Member State.
Through real-world-style examples, the article explains how local plans (PUG), PUZ and PUD interact and why cutting corners on studies, permits and public consultations backfires later in court. It walks developers, architects and foreign investors through non-derogable rules, classic annulment grounds and the documentation you need if you want your project to actually survive legal scrutiny.
This article turns abstract patent law into concrete scenarios for software, hardware and chemistry-style inventions, showing what examiners actually look for. It outlines filing routes via OSIM, the EPO and the unitary patent, highlights common mistakes like premature disclosure and offers checklists you can use before drafting claims or signing with investors.
Using Radu’s late-night traffic stop as a case study, the article sets out your three real options: cooperate with testing, refuse or try to delay – and what each means legally. It explains when you are “only” in contravention territory, when you cross into a criminal offence, and why the refusal itself is punished even if no precise alcohol level is ever proven.
The article explains how “easy money” schemes translate into money-laundering red flags for banks and prosecutors and why your account may suddenly be frozen. It details the difference between preventive AML holds and criminal seizure, how Romanian law defines money-laundering and which options you have to challenge measures, unblock funds and reduce criminal liability.
Starting from a student-style scenario with a backpack, small bags and a phone full of chats, this article shows how Romanian prosecutors decide between possession for personal use and trafficking. It walks you through quantity thresholds, “dealer” indicators, typical digital evidence and how your statements and cooperation can radically change both charges and sentencing exposure.
Using a narrative case, this article explains what happens when both partners accuse each other of domestic violence and how police, prosecutors and courts sort through competing stories. It breaks down emergency and regular protection orders, the role of medical and digital evidence and what you can realistically expect if you suddenly find yourself labelled the “aggressor”.
This article walks you through what Romanian law expects from you at and after a road accident, from minor fender-benders to cases involving injury. It explains the key elements of the criminal offence of leaving the scene, the narrow exceptions and how prompt action and legal advice can change the outcome of your case.