requirements, a unitary system of fees, and the integration of the litigation system) is essential to lower costs and expand the …

Private insurance markets provide insufficient coverage for risks coming from natural disasters. We argue that in such … resources in risk selection (a typical feature of the private provision of insurance). …

Despite accounting for a significant fraction of total litigation in Italy, small claims litigation has so far received … provides a thorough description of the time trend and geographical distribution of small claims litigation in Italy in the … period 2001-2008. Further, it empirically evaluates the impact of different socio-economic variables on litigation. We find …

alternative ways of funding their litigation as cost/risk hedging strategy. This new demand is in fact being gradually responded … relatively new, are now evolving into a veritable and successful method of funding for litigants in arbitrations and litigation … due to both the exponential growth of civil and commercial litigation and the rising costs associated with it. In light of …