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NNDKP Successful for SNAM before Romanian Supreme Court

NNDKP Successful for SNAM before Romanian Supreme Court

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Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen has successfully represented Societatea Nationala a Apelor Minerale (SNAM) in a mining royalty dispute before the High Court of Cassation and Justice of Romania.

According to NNDKP, the applicant challenged the decision of "the Romanian Court of Accounts, which raised complicated issues of European and national law concerning the method of calculating the mining royalty related to the production of mineral water."

SNAM specializes in the field of research, exploration, and exploitation of natural mineral water resources in Romania, holding 45% of the licenses in the market.

According to the firm, the court "confirmed, once again, the importance and priority of the principles of legality, economic freedom, legitimate expectations, and of legal certainty specific to a democratic European state, which does not allow abuses based on mere suspicion and presumption."

The NNDKP team included Partner Daniela Gramaticescu, Senior Associate Alexandru Lacureanu, and Associate Calin Birsan.

NNDKP at a Glance

Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen (NNDKP) is a promoter of business law in Romania with more than 30 years of experience, independently acknowledged as a pioneer of the Romanian legal market.

NNDKP offers full-service and integrated legal and tax advice to companies from diverse industry sectors. For the past three decades, NNDKP lawyers have assisted corporations, financial institutions, private equity funds and local entrepreneurs in landmark deals and projects in Romania, contributing to the evolution of the Romanian business environment, including in innovative and niche economic sectors.

NNDKP’s team brings together knowledgeable, talented and dedicated lawyers and tax advisors active in Romania, with an impressive track record that reflects a mix of industry insights, courtroom experience and practical business sense. Over 120 lawyers & tax & IP counsellors and 50+ business support professionals form one of the largest and most respected teams of independent professional services providers in Romania. We are on the ground where needed, working either from our headquarters in Bucharest or from our regional offices in Timisoara and Cluj-Napoca – major cities and important economic, academic and social hubs in Romania.

NNDKP provides assistance in virtually all areas of practice including Advertising, Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Competition and State Aid, Consumer Protection, Corporate / M&A and Commercial, Data Protection, Dispute Resolution, Employment, Energy and Natural Resources, Environment, EU Law, Gaming, Immigration, Insurance and Private Pensions, Intellectual Property, Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare, Infrastructure, Public Procurement and PPP, Real Estate and Construction, Tax and Telecommunications and Media.

Along the years NNDKP has established strong connections with leading international law firms and high-profile professional networks. NNDKP represents Romania in the prestigious international professional alliances Lex Mundi, World Services Group, International Attorneys Club and is a founding member of SEE Legal.

The firm is constantly top ranked in all practice areas by the renowned international guides Chambers & Partners, Legal500 and IFLR 1000. NNDKP is a 6-time winner of the much-coveted “Romania Law Firm of the Year” award at the Chambers Europe Awards gala, in 2022, 2021, 2017, 2013, 2012 and 2009.

Firm’s website: www.nndkp.ro