England | United States Minor Outlying Islands | Republic of Nauru | Vatican City State | Territory of Christmas Island | Republic of Namibia | Bailiwick of Jersey | Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands | Territory of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Åland Islands | Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands | Territory of Norfolk Island | Scotland | Department of Mayotte | Northern Ireland | Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands | Bailiwick of Guernsey | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | Collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China | Tokelau | Bouvet Island | Greenland | Isle of Man | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Falkland Islands | Antarctica | Principality of Monaco | Western Sahara | Republic of Kosovo | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | Republic of the Marshall Islands | Wales | Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands | British Indian Ocean Territory | Court fees (% of claim)

The court fees include all costs that plaintiff must advance to the court, regardless of the final cost borne by plaintiff. Court costs include the fees that the parties must pay to obtain an expert opinion, regardless of whether they are paid to the court or to the expert directly. Development relevance: Efficient contract enforcement is essential to economic development and sustained growth. Economic and social progress cannot be achieved without respect for the rule of law and effective protection of rights, both of which require a well-functioning judiciary that resolves cases in a reasonable time and is predictable and accessible to the public. Economies with a more efficient judiciary, in which courts can effectively enforce contractual obligations, have more developed credit markets and a higher level of development overall. A stronger judiciary is also associated with more rapid growth of small firms. Overall, enhancing the efficiency of the judicial system can improve the business climate, foster innovation, attract foreign direct investment and secure tax revenues. Limitations and exceptions: The Doing Business methodology has five limitations that should be considered when interpreting the data. First, for most economies the collected data refer to businesses in the largest business city and may not be representative of regulation in other parts of the economy. Second, the data often focus on a specific business form—generally a limited liability company (or its legal equivalent) of a specified size—and may not be representative of the regulation on other businesses. Third, transactions described in a standardized case scenario refer to a specific set of issues and may not represent the full set of issues that a business encounters. Fourth, the measures of time involve an element of judgment by the expert respondents. When sources indicate different estimates, the time indicators reported in Doing Business represent the median values of several responses given under the assumptions of the standardized case. Finally, the methodology assumes that a business has full information on what is required and does not waste time when completing procedures. In practice, completing a procedure may take longer if the business lacks information or is unable to follow up promptly. Alternatively, the business may choose to disregard some burdensome procedures. For both reasons the time delays reported in Doing Business would differ from the recollection of entrepreneurs reported in the World Bank Group Enterprise questionnaires or other firm-level questionnaires.. Statistical concept and methodology: Data are collected by the World Bank Group with a standardized questionnaire that uses a simple business case to ensure comparability across economies and over time—with assumptions about the legal form of the business, its size, its location and nature of its operation. Questionnaires are administered to more than 13,800 local experts, including lawyers, business consultants, accountants, freight forwarders, government officials and other professionals routinely administering or advising on legal and regulatory requirements. The Doing Business data are based on a detailed reading of domestic laws, regulations and administrative requirements as well as their implementation in practice as experienced by private firms. The report covers 190 economies—including some of the smallest and poorest economies, for which little or no data are available from other sources. The data are collected through several rounds of communication with expert respondents (both private sector practitioners and government officials), through responses to questionnaires, conference calls, written correspondence and visits by the team. Doing Business relies on four main sources of information: the relevant laws and regulations, Doing Business respondents, the governments of the economies covered and the World Bank Group regional staff.
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British Indian Ocean Territory
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England | United States Minor Outlying Islands | Republic of Nauru | Vatican City State | Territory of Christmas Island | Republic of Namibia | Bailiwick of Jersey | Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands | Territory of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Åland Islands | Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands | Territory of Norfolk Island | Scotland | Department of Mayotte | Northern Ireland | Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands | Bailiwick of Guernsey | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | Collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China | Tokelau | Bouvet Island | Greenland | Isle of Man | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Falkland Islands | Antarctica | Principality of Monaco | Western Sahara | Republic of Kosovo | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | Republic of the Marshall Islands | Wales | Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands | British Indian Ocean Territory | Court fees (% of claim)
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2012 18
2013 7.8
2014 7.8
2015 7.8
2016 7.8
2017 7.8
2018 7.8
2019 7.8
2020 7.8

England | United States Minor Outlying Islands | Republic of Nauru | Vatican City State | Territory of Christmas Island | Republic of Namibia | Bailiwick of Jersey | Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands | Territory of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Åland Islands | Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands | Territory of Norfolk Island | Scotland | Department of Mayotte | Northern Ireland | Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands | Bailiwick of Guernsey | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | Collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China | Tokelau | Bouvet Island | Greenland | Isle of Man | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Falkland Islands | Antarctica | Principality of Monaco | Western Sahara | Republic of Kosovo | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | Republic of the Marshall Islands | Wales | Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands | British Indian Ocean Territory | Court fees (% of claim)

The court fees include all costs that plaintiff must advance to the court, regardless of the final cost borne by plaintiff. Court costs include the fees that the parties must pay to obtain an expert opinion, regardless of whether they are paid to the court or to the expert directly. Development relevance: Efficient contract enforcement is essential to economic development and sustained growth. Economic and social progress cannot be achieved without respect for the rule of law and effective protection of rights, both of which require a well-functioning judiciary that resolves cases in a reasonable time and is predictable and accessible to the public. Economies with a more efficient judiciary, in which courts can effectively enforce contractual obligations, have more developed credit markets and a higher level of development overall. A stronger judiciary is also associated with more rapid growth of small firms. Overall, enhancing the efficiency of the judicial system can improve the business climate, foster innovation, attract foreign direct investment and secure tax revenues. Limitations and exceptions: The Doing Business methodology has five limitations that should be considered when interpreting the data. First, for most economies the collected data refer to businesses in the largest business city and may not be representative of regulation in other parts of the economy. Second, the data often focus on a specific business form—generally a limited liability company (or its legal equivalent) of a specified size—and may not be representative of the regulation on other businesses. Third, transactions described in a standardized case scenario refer to a specific set of issues and may not represent the full set of issues that a business encounters. Fourth, the measures of time involve an element of judgment by the expert respondents. When sources indicate different estimates, the time indicators reported in Doing Business represent the median values of several responses given under the assumptions of the standardized case. Finally, the methodology assumes that a business has full information on what is required and does not waste time when completing procedures. In practice, completing a procedure may take longer if the business lacks information or is unable to follow up promptly. Alternatively, the business may choose to disregard some burdensome procedures. For both reasons the time delays reported in Doing Business would differ from the recollection of entrepreneurs reported in the World Bank Group Enterprise questionnaires or other firm-level questionnaires.. Statistical concept and methodology: Data are collected by the World Bank Group with a standardized questionnaire that uses a simple business case to ensure comparability across economies and over time—with assumptions about the legal form of the business, its size, its location and nature of its operation. Questionnaires are administered to more than 13,800 local experts, including lawyers, business consultants, accountants, freight forwarders, government officials and other professionals routinely administering or advising on legal and regulatory requirements. The Doing Business data are based on a detailed reading of domestic laws, regulations and administrative requirements as well as their implementation in practice as experienced by private firms. The report covers 190 economies—including some of the smallest and poorest economies, for which little or no data are available from other sources. The data are collected through several rounds of communication with expert respondents (both private sector practitioners and government officials), through responses to questionnaires, conference calls, written correspondence and visits by the team. Doing Business relies on four main sources of information: the relevant laws and regulations, Doing Business respondents, the governments of the economies covered and the World Bank Group regional staff.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
British Indian Ocean Territory
Records
17
Source
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