The British publication International Financial Law Review – IFLR hosted its annual Europe Awards ceremony in London to celebrate the region's most innovative cross-border work and those behind it. Țuca Zbârcea & Asociații scooped the “Law Firm of the Year Award: Romania” for the fifth time.

Carrefour has recently announced it signed an agreement with Louis Delhaize Group for the acquisition of the local subsidiary that operates the group’s business in Romania under the brand “CORA”. The French retailer retained Țuca Zbârcea & Asociații as legal advisor on this deal.

Țuca Zbârcea & Asociații received First-Tier rankings and a record number of individual nominations in the latest Legal 500 EMEA edition. No less than 3 Partners are also included in The Legal 500 “Hall of Fame” of individuals who have received constant praise from their clients for continued excellence in the legal profession.

Țuca Zbârcea & Asociații's Managing Partner Florentin Țuca has been selected to join the Final Selection Committee for the 2022 CEE Deals of the Year Awards — the most prestigious peer-selected awards for the legal industry in Central and Eastern Europe. Members of the Final Selection Committee are tasked with reviewing the shortlisted submissions in each CEE jurisdiction and casting votes to select the ultimate winners – including the final CEE Deal of the Year.

Țuca Zbârcea & Asociații has obtained, for an optics company, a final judgment of the Supreme Court on the full refund of VAT collected unlawfully based on a rate wrongly imposed by the Romanian State. Refunded amounts will also include tax interest accruing from the date when the undue VAT amounts were paid to the State budget, not only from the date of submission of the VAT statement whereby the amounts were requested.