Coverage
The whole of Romanian law. And the law around it.
LawChat is not limited to a few practice areas. It works across every branch of Romanian law, together with the EU, international and comparative law that shapes how Romanian rules apply to you.
Romanian law
Every branch, consolidated and current.
Laws, codes, government ordinances and decisions with every amendment built in, together with decisions of the High Court of Cassation and Justice, the Constitutional Court and the courts of appeal, tribunals and district courts.
- 01Constitutional law
- 02Civil law
- 03Civil procedure
- 04Criminal law
- 05Criminal procedure
- 06Companies and commercial contracts
- 07Employment and social security
- 08Tax, customs and accounting
- 09Administrative law and litigation against the state
- 10Public procurement
- 11Family law
- 12Inheritance
- 13Property and land registry
- 14Construction and urban planning
- 15Consumer protection
- 16Competition and unfair competition
- 17Intellectual property
- 18Insolvency
- 19Enforcement
- 20Data protection (GDPR)
- 21Banking and finance
- 22Insurance
- 23Energy and utilities
- 24Health and pharmaceuticals
Beyond Romanian law
EU, international and comparative law.
European Union
EU rules as they apply in Romania
EU regulations, directives and how Romania transposed them. Judgments of the Court of Justice of the EU. EU trademark and data protection decisions.
International
Human rights and cross-border matters
European Court of Human Rights case law and Council of Europe treaties. Which court decides, which law applies, and how a foreign judgment, divorce or inheritance is recognised in Romania.
Comparative
Romanian law next to the system you know
Contracts and concepts compared with English common law, US, French and German law, for when a Romanian rule has no direct equivalent at home or a contract is governed by foreign law.
“How does a Romanian penalty clause compare with liquidated damages under English law?”
Sources
Where the answers come from.
Legislation
Consolidated Romanian acts, each article with its status, amendments and history.
Case law
High Court, Constitutional Court and lower courts, including uniformity rulings.
European sources
EUR-Lex, Court of Justice of the EU, European Court of Human Rights.
Official Gazette
Read every working day, so new legislation is included as it is published.
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