21.05.2025

"Professor Constantin Stătescu" Civil Law Moot Court Competition

Signing the acceptance report: suspensive term or suspensive condition? Can the penalty clause limit the debtor's liability or is it merely a benefit stipulated in favour of the creditor? Under what conditions can the defence of non-performance be invoked in the case of improperly executed works? These were just some of the many legal issues debated by students from the Faculty of Law of the University of Bucharest, during the 7th edition of the "Professor Constantin Stătescu" Civil Law Moot Court Competition, a project organised by STOICA & ASOCIAȚIIand the Law Students' Association, in collaboration with the Centre for Studies in Natural Law and Normative Analysis (CSDNAN), from March to May 2025.

At this year's edition of the competition, 43 teams of two students took to the starting line, and the best eight teams qualified for the pleading stage. On 17 May, the quarter-finals and semi-finals took place, and on 18 May 2025, the final of the competition took place, where the best two teams had the opportunity to present their arguments. The entire pleading phase took place in the meeting rooms of the High Court of Cassation and Justice, and the finals were held in front of a jury of law specialists, composed of Prof. Valeriu StoicaValeriu Stoica, Prof. Dr , Prof. Cătălina Dicu, Prof. Dan-Rareș Răducanu, Prof. Daniel-Alexandru Aragea and Prof. Yolanda Beșleagă.

The winning team of this year's edition of the competition (1st place) was formed by Vlad-Andrei Enescu and Traian-Alexandru Chițu-Sinescu, while the second place went to the other team formed by Daria-Ștefania Blendea and Ioana Delia Silimon. The jury of the final also decided to award the individual honour "Best Pleader" to Vlad-Andrei Enescu.

Third place went to the semi-finalist teams of Maia Mihălăchioiu and Ștefan Marin, respectively Nicole-Daria Postolea and Horia Vasile. Mentions for qualifying for the pleadings stage were awarded to teams composed of the following students: Teodora Miruna Nicolae and Toma Maria Andreea Toma; Cristian Ionescu and Tudor Adrian Ion; Ema-Andreea Pîrvu and Cristina Pantelimon; Cristina Mihăilescu and Alexandra Șupială. The jury also decided to award a mention for the best memo to the team of Cristian Ionescu and Tudor Adrian Ion.

The effort put in by the students was rewarded by STOICA & ASOCIAȚII with cash prizes and internships in the law firm.

The STOICA & ASOCIAȚII team sends its thanks and congratulations to the technical director of this year's edition, Av. Mircea Vasile, the students of the Law Students' Association for their excellent collaboration in the organisation of the competition (Bianca-Alexandra Pușcașu, Georgiana Niculae, Ana-Maria Ciulei, Ioana Stamatin, Alexandra-Maria Stroia, Adel Szakacs, Antonia Sandu and Mihai-Petru Caval), as well as the fellow lawyers involved in this project: Corina-Ioana Șerbănescu, Paula Maftei, Carmen-Alexandra Mureșan, Cătălina Mihaela Coman, Vlad Bărbulescu and Constantin Cosmin Pintilie.

Now a tradition, the "Professor Constantin Stătescu" Civil Law Moot Court Competition brings together students and legal professionals, with the aim of supporting the training of future lawyers in a student competition based on the principles of fairness, co-operation and excellence. Part of STOICA & ASOCIAȚII's institutional philosophy, the competition has become a benchmark for the students of the Faculty of Law of the University of Bucharest.