In the last years, the Doing Business (DB) Project of the World Bank - recommending reforms aiming at removing obstacles that may produce increase of time, cost and procedures - had a significant influence on policies making. A recent DB research note (2019) also proposed to make optional use of...

In the last years, the Doing Business (DB) Project of the World Bank - recommending reforms aiming at removing obstacles that may produce increase of time, cost and procedures - had a significant influence on policies making. A recent DB research note (2019) also proposed to make optional use of...

The Doing Business (DB) Project of the World Bank has a large impact on media, policy makers and private sector and could have a significant influence on future policies implementation. For these reasons it would be important to better evaluate the rank criteria and avoid the choice of...

Trust Law is a typical very flexible common law instrument which may be adapted for many purposes. In common law countries, a trust is commonly used to manage real estate, family patrimony, company assets and many other properties. The Hague Convention, from 1992, enables trusts to operate also...

By adopting aspects of the “Civil Law Notary Model”, such as responsibility for the entire transaction, confirmation of the parties’ intentions, careful due diligence, and document authentication, Common Law jurisdictions could strengthen their legal systems. The potential impact of this...

In the last years, the Doing Business (DB) Project of the World Bank - recommending reforms aiming at removing obstacles that may produce increase of time, cost and procedures - had a significant influence on policies making. A recent DB research note (2019) also proposed to make optional use of...