Justice-sector reform
Ministries of justice, courts, judicial administration, prosecution, legal services, enforcement and access to justice.
Regulatory Reform and Government Excellence
Professor Yarik Kryvoi advises governments and public institutions on regulatory reform, justice-sector modernisation, legislative drafting, arbitration frameworks, foreign investment policy and government excellence.
His work combines comparative legal analysis with practical implementation. He has led and contributed to projects for governments and international organisations examining how legal and institutional models from different jurisdictions can be adapted to local constitutional, administrative, economic and cultural conditions.
His experience covers the rule of law, courts and justice authorities, the legal profession, commercial dispute resolution, investment protection, corporate governance, rulemaking and institutional performance.
Areas of reform expertise
Regulatory quality and rulemaking
Legislative drafting, consultation, regulatory impact assessment, ex ante and ex post evaluation, transparency and oversight.
Arbitration frameworks
Arbitration legislation, court support, institutional regulation, enforcement, arbitrator immunity and development of arbitration hubs.
Foreign investment policy
Investment laws, international investment agreements, dispute prevention, investor obligations and protection of regulatory space.
Government excellence
Institutional performance, service delivery, benchmarking, feedback systems, implementation planning and legal-sector KPIs.
Business and corporate regulation
Entrepreneurship codes, corporate governance, contract law, investment climate and adaptation of common-law and civil-law models.
Selected government advisory experience
Comparative legal and policy advice for governments in Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia.
- Advising a Saudi governmental agency on reform of alternative dispute resolution legislation and preparation of a comparative report with recommendations.
- Preparing a report for a UK governmental agency on arbitration legislation and institutional regulation in the People’s Republic of China.
- Advising a Central Asian government on investment protection legislation and international investment agreements in a World Bank-supported project.
- Advising the United Arab Emirates Government on reform of the Ministry of Justice and judiciary.
- Serving on a working group of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan concerning international commercial arbitration law and practice.
- Acting as an expert for the Dubai Legal Department and Dubai Government Excellence Program on reform of the legal profession.
- Conducting World Bank-funded comparative research for a Central Asian ministry of justice on rulemaking, legislative procedures, justice-authority functions and corporate governance.
- Preparing recommendations on foreign investment law and policy for a post-Soviet State.
- Organising training for UK government lawyers on public international law, international trade law and investment law in the context of post-Brexit policy.
- Conducting comparative research for UK and Canadian stakeholders on investment protection and dispute-resolution options in the post-Brexit relationship.
Approach to reform projects
Professor Kryvoi’s reform work normally begins with a clear diagnosis of the institution, legislation or policy problem. Comparative research is then used to identify relevant models, but recommendations are tested against local legal traditions, constitutional arrangements, administrative capacity, political incentives and implementation risks.
The aim is not to transplant foreign rules mechanically. Effective reform requires realistic sequencing, stakeholder consultation, clear institutional ownership, measurable outcomes and mechanisms for monitoring whether new rules improve practice.
Show typical project components
- Review of legislation, regulations, procedures and institutional mandates.
- Comparative analysis of selected jurisdictions and international standards.
- Interviews and consultations with officials, judges, practitioners, businesses and users.
- Identification of implementation barriers, unintended consequences and institutional overlaps.
- Drafting of policy options, legislative recommendations and implementation roadmaps.
- Training, workshops and support for officials responsible for implementation.
- Performance indicators, feedback mechanisms and methods for evaluating results.
Selected publications and reform reports
Comparative study of Saudi arbitration law and practice, including recommendations on court efficiency, foreign law, arbitrator training, arbitrator immunity, institutional arbitration, public bodies and publication of arbitration-related decisions.
Report comparing the regulation and operation of arbitral institutions in major arbitration hubs and examining the economic and reputational benefits of a supportive arbitration environment.
Investment Promotion and Protection in the Canada–UK Trade Relationship
Knowledge-synthesis report comparing dispute-settlement options, standards of investment protection and investor obligations for a future Canada–UK investment framework.
Comparative Analysis of Justice Authorities and Recommendations for Kazakhstan
World Bank-funded report examining justice institutions, institutional functions, executive, judicial and prosecutorial relationships, organisational capacity and international good practice.
Comparative Analysis of Rulemaking and Legislative Drafting in Kazakhstan
World Bank-funded report on stakeholder consultation, regulatory impact assessment, legislative drafting, evaluation of regulations, transparency and oversight.
Further Development of Kazakhstan’s Entrepreneurship Code
Comparative analysis of corporate law, contract law and foreign investment protection, drawing on common-law, civil-law and mixed legal systems.
Analysis of appointment, conflicts, expedited procedure, consolidation, costs, awards and annulment, with comparisons across ICSID, UNCITRAL, SCC and CETA frameworks.
Report for UNCTAD examining interpretative statements, treaty replacement, regional consolidation and transition clauses as methods of reforming investment-treaty networks.
Comparative recommendations on strengthening Japan as a seat of international arbitration and improving its visibility, institutions and user environment.
See all publications.
Government and institutional enquiries
Enquiries concerning regulatory reform, justice-sector modernisation, arbitration legislation, investment policy, government excellence, comparative research and professional training may be sent through the main professional profile.