Defence against art. 169 claims
Response to the liquidator's claim, evidence, defence brief and support before the insolvency judge.
Director liability
The liquidator or ANAF can ask a director to pay the company's debts personally. Liability is not automatic: they must prove an act, fault and a link to the loss. We test each of these against the accounting records.
Book a case reviewTick what happened in the company. Each maps to art. 169 of Law 85/2014.
Three routes, three defences
Each route has a different claimant, forum and deadline. The defence starts by identifying the right one.
| Insolvencyart. 169 L. 85/2014 | Joint tax liabilityart. 25–27 Cod proc. fiscală | Corporateart. 72–73 L. 31/1990 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claimant | Judicial administrator, liquidator or creditors | ANAF, by decision | The company, by shareholder resolution |
| Who is liable | Management, including de facto directors | Directors, shareholders and others named by law | Directors, towards the company |
| Forum | Insolvency judge | Administrative appeal, then court | Civil court |
| Key deadline | 3-year limitation (art. 171) | 45 days to appeal | General 3-year limitation |
| Our input | Expert report on causes of insolvency | Testing the legal conditions and amounts | Review of management decisions |
Services
Response to the liquidator's claim, evidence, defence brief and support before the insolvency judge.
We show with figures that insolvency came from the market, unpaid invoices or external costs, not the director's conduct.
We check whether the legal conditions are met and whether the amounts assigned to you are right.
We rebuild trial balances and ledgers from statements and invoices to rebut the missing-records presumption.
Reports on causes of insolvency and loss calculations for liquidators and creditors.
Before winding up, selling shares or filing for insolvency, we check what personal risks remain.
The act, fault and causation must all be proven. If one is missing, the claim fails.Art. 169 liability is tort liability, not an automatic guarantee of company debts.
Common questions
Formal directors can be held liable even without real involvement, but what matters is which acts are alleged and what evidence exists. The de facto director can be liable too.
Yes, for the period you ran the company. A review before the sale protects you.
Not automatically, but it creates a presumption that is hard to rebut. Rebuilding the books is often the most effective defence.
You have 45 days to appeal. Send us the decision quickly so we can check the conditions and the amounts.
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