Legal news

Effective as of 11 December 2025, Law No. 207/2025 (the “Law”) introduces important amendments to the Romanian real estate market, ranging from financial safeguards and increased transactional transparency to new rules governing sale and purchase promises.

On 1 January 2026, a much-anticipated amendment to the Civil Procedure Code will come into effect which promises a significant acceleration of eviction proceedings.

The Constitutional Court has confirmed that the benefit derived from a criminal offence may also be non-pecuniary. However, courts must carefully justify this.

Loans between related parties from the perspective of interest.

From 1 January 2026, the rights of persons involved in proceedings will be significantly strengthened and there will be changes regarding the judicial review of binding opinions. The amendment to the Code of Administrative Justice could thus bring about a significant change also for the building permit process.