diff --git a/src/passes/1-parser/pascaligo/AST.ml b/src/passes/1-parser/pascaligo/AST.ml
index 0bc785215..5431362ff 100644
--- a/src/passes/1-parser/pascaligo/AST.ml
+++ b/src/passes/1-parser/pascaligo/AST.ml
@@ -210,9 +210,9 @@ and type_tuple = (type_expr, comma) nsepseq par reg
 
 (* Function and procedure declarations *)
 
-and fun_decl = {
+and fun_expr = {
   kwd_function : kwd_function;
-  name         : variable;
+  name         : variable option;
   param        : parameters;
   colon        : colon;
   ret_type     : type_expr;
@@ -221,7 +221,11 @@ and fun_decl = {
   block        : block reg option;
   kwd_with     : kwd_with option;
   return       : expr;
-  terminator   : semi option
+}
+
+and fun_decl = {
+  fun_expr : fun_expr reg ;
+  terminator : semi option ;
 }
 
 and parameters = (param_decl, semi) nsepseq par reg
@@ -266,12 +270,12 @@ and statement =
 | Data  of data_decl
 
 and local_decl =
-  LocalFun  of fun_decl reg
 | LocalData of data_decl
 
 and data_decl =
   LocalConst of const_decl reg
 | LocalVar   of var_decl reg
+| LocalFun  of fun_decl reg
 
 and var_decl = {
   kwd_var    : kwd_var;
@@ -464,6 +468,7 @@ and expr =
 | EUnit   of c_Unit
 | ETuple  of tuple_expr
 | EPar    of expr par reg
+| EFun    of fun_expr reg
 
 and annot_expr = (expr * type_expr)
 
@@ -644,7 +649,8 @@ let rec expr_to_region = function
 | EUnit   region
 | ECase  {region;_}
 | ECond  {region; _}
-| EPar   {region; _} -> region
+| EPar   {region; _}
+| EFun   {region; _} -> region
 
 and tuple_expr_to_region {region; _} = region
 
@@ -752,7 +758,7 @@ let pattern_to_region = function
 | PTuple      {region; _} -> region
 
 let local_decl_to_region = function
-  LocalFun             {region; _}
+| LocalData LocalFun   {region; _}
 | LocalData LocalConst {region; _}
 | LocalData LocalVar   {region; _} -> region
 
diff --git a/src/passes/1-parser/pascaligo/AST.mli b/src/passes/1-parser/pascaligo/AST.mli
index 32b2ab453..2d0b0fca8 100644
--- a/src/passes/1-parser/pascaligo/AST.mli
+++ b/src/passes/1-parser/pascaligo/AST.mli
@@ -201,18 +201,23 @@ and type_tuple = (type_expr, comma) nsepseq par reg
 
 (* Function declarations *)
 
-and fun_decl ={
-    kwd_function : kwd_function;
-    name         : variable;
-    param        : parameters;
-    colon        : colon;
-    ret_type     : type_expr;
-    kwd_is       : kwd_is;
-    local_decls  : local_decl list;
-    block        : block reg option;
-    kwd_with     : kwd_with option;
-    return       : expr;
-    terminator   : semi option }
+and fun_expr = {
+  kwd_function : kwd_function;
+  name         : variable option;
+  param        : parameters;
+  colon        : colon;
+  ret_type     : type_expr;
+  kwd_is       : kwd_is;
+  local_decls  : local_decl list;
+  block        : block reg option;
+  kwd_with     : kwd_with option;
+  return       : expr;
+}
+
+and fun_decl = {
+  fun_expr : fun_expr reg ;
+  terminator : semi option ;
+}
 
 and parameters = (param_decl, semi) nsepseq par reg
 
@@ -256,12 +261,12 @@ and statement =
 | Data  of data_decl
 
 and local_decl =
-  LocalFun  of fun_decl reg
 | LocalData of data_decl
 
 and data_decl =
   LocalConst of const_decl reg
 | LocalVar   of var_decl reg
+| LocalFun  of fun_decl reg
 
 and var_decl = {
   kwd_var    : kwd_var;
@@ -454,6 +459,7 @@ and expr =
 | EUnit   of c_Unit
 | ETuple  of tuple_expr
 | EPar    of expr par reg
+| EFun    of fun_expr reg
 
 and annot_expr = (expr * type_expr)
 
diff --git a/src/passes/1-parser/pascaligo/Parser.mly b/src/passes/1-parser/pascaligo/Parser.mly
index 63b0d6294..f17611b76 100644
--- a/src/passes/1-parser/pascaligo/Parser.mly
+++ b/src/passes/1-parser/pascaligo/Parser.mly
@@ -239,17 +239,11 @@ field_decl:
     and value  = {field_name = $1; colon = $2; field_type = $3}
     in {region; value} }
 
-(* Function declarations *)
-
-fun_decl:
-  Function fun_name parameters COLON type_expr Is
-    seq(local_decl)
+fun_expr:
+  Function option(fun_name) parameters COLON type_expr Is
     block
-  With expr option(SEMI) {
-    let stop =
-      match $11 with
-        Some region -> region
-      |        None -> expr_to_region $10 in
+  With expr {
+    let stop = expr_to_region $9 in
     let region = cover $1 stop
     and value = {
       kwd_function = $1;
@@ -258,18 +252,15 @@ fun_decl:
       colon        = $4;
       ret_type     = $5;
       kwd_is       = $6;
-      local_decls  = $7;
-      block        = Some $8;
-      kwd_with     = Some $9;
-      return       = $10;
-      terminator   = $11}
+      local_decls  = [];
+      block        = Some $7;
+      kwd_with     = Some $8;
+      return       = $9;
+      }
     in {region;value}}
-  | Function fun_name parameters COLON type_expr Is
-      expr option(SEMI) {
-        let stop =
-          match $8 with
-            Some region -> region
-          | None -> expr_to_region $7 in
+  | Function option(fun_name) parameters COLON type_expr Is
+      expr {
+        let stop = expr_to_region $7 in
         let region = cover $1 stop
         and value = {
             kwd_function = $1;
@@ -282,10 +273,36 @@ fun_decl:
             block        = None;
             kwd_with     = None;
             return       = $7;
-            terminator   = $8;
           }
         in {region;value}}
 
+
+
+(* Function declarations *)
+
+fun_decl:
+  fun_expr option(SEMI) {
+    let stop =
+      match $2 with
+        Some region -> region
+      |        None -> $1.region in
+    let region = cover $1.region stop
+    and value = {
+      fun_expr = $1;
+      terminator = $2;
+      }
+    in {region;value}}
+
+open_fun_decl:
+  fun_expr {
+    let region = $1.region
+    and value = {
+      fun_expr = $1;
+      terminator = None;
+      }
+    in {region;value}}
+
+
 parameters:
   par(nsepseq(param_decl,SEMI)) { $1 }
 
@@ -341,6 +358,7 @@ statement:
 open_data_decl:
   open_const_decl { LocalConst $1 }
 | open_var_decl   { LocalVar   $1 }
+| open_fun_decl   { LocalFun   $1 }
 
 open_const_decl:
   Const unqualified_decl(EQ) {
@@ -370,13 +388,13 @@ open_var_decl:
       terminator = None}
     in {region; value}}
 
-local_decl:
-  fun_decl  { LocalFun  $1 }
-| data_decl { LocalData $1 }
+/* local_decl: */
+/*   fun_decl  { LocalFun  $1 } */
+/* | data_decl { LocalData $1 } */
 
-data_decl:
-  const_decl { LocalConst $1 }
-| var_decl   { LocalVar   $1 }
+/* data_decl: */
+/*   const_decl { LocalConst $1 } */
+/* | var_decl   { LocalVar   $1 } */
 
 unqualified_decl(OP):
   var COLON type_expr OP expr {
@@ -390,12 +408,12 @@ const_decl:
   }
 | open_const_decl { $1 }
 
-var_decl:
-  open_var_decl SEMI {
-    let var_decl : AST.var_decl = $1.value in
-    {$1 with value = {var_decl with terminator = Some $2}}
-  }
-| open_var_decl { $1 }
+/* var_decl: */
+/*   open_var_decl SEMI { */
+/*     let var_decl : AST.var_decl = $1.value in */
+/*     {$1 with value = {var_decl with terminator = Some $2}} */
+/*   } */
+/* | open_var_decl { $1 } */
 
 instruction:
   conditional  {        Cond $1 }
@@ -683,6 +701,7 @@ expr:
   case(expr) { ECase ($1 expr_to_region) }
 | cond_expr  { $1                        }
 | disj_expr  { $1                        }
+| fun_expr   { EFun $1                   }
 
 cond_expr:
   If expr Then expr option(SEMI) Else expr {
diff --git a/src/passes/1-parser/pascaligo/ParserLog.ml b/src/passes/1-parser/pascaligo/ParserLog.ml
index e75c975c1..6eedd5e1d 100644
--- a/src/passes/1-parser/pascaligo/ParserLog.ml
+++ b/src/passes/1-parser/pascaligo/ParserLog.ml
@@ -156,12 +156,13 @@ and print_type_tuple buffer {value; _} =
   print_nsepseq buffer "," print_type_expr inside;
   print_token buffer rpar ")"
 
-and print_fun_decl buffer {value; _} =
+and print_fun_expr buffer {value; _} =
   let {kwd_function; name; param; colon;
        ret_type; kwd_is; local_decls;
-       block; kwd_with; return; terminator} = value in
+       block; kwd_with; return;} = value in
+  let anonymous_name = Region.wrap_ghost "#anonymous" in
   print_token       buffer kwd_function "function";
-  print_var         buffer name;
+  print_var         buffer @@ Simple_utils.Option.unopt ~default:anonymous_name name;
   print_parameters  buffer param;
   print_token       buffer colon ":";
   print_type_expr   buffer ret_type;
@@ -173,7 +174,11 @@ and print_fun_decl buffer {value; _} =
     print_token       buffer kwd_with "with";
   | None          ->  ();
   print_expr        buffer return;
-  print_terminator  buffer terminator
+
+and print_fun_decl buffer {value; _} =
+  let {fun_expr ; terminator;} = value in
+  print_fun_expr buffer fun_expr;
+  print_terminator buffer terminator;
 
 and print_parameters buffer {value; _} =
   let {lpar; inside; rpar} = value in
@@ -225,12 +230,12 @@ and print_local_decls buffer sequence =
   List.iter (print_local_decl buffer) sequence
 
 and print_local_decl buffer = function
-  LocalFun  decl -> print_fun_decl  buffer decl
 | LocalData decl -> print_data_decl buffer decl
 
 and print_data_decl buffer = function
   LocalConst decl -> print_const_decl buffer decl
 | LocalVar   decl -> print_var_decl   buffer decl
+| LocalFun  decl -> print_fun_decl  buffer decl
 
 and print_var_decl buffer {value; _} =
   let {kwd_var; name; colon; var_type;
@@ -402,6 +407,7 @@ and print_expr buffer = function
 | EUnit   r -> print_token buffer r "Unit"
 | ETuple  e -> print_tuple_expr buffer e
 | EPar    e -> print_par_expr buffer e
+| EFun    e -> print_fun_expr buffer e
 
 and print_annot_expr buffer (expr , type_expr) =
   print_expr buffer expr;
@@ -795,7 +801,7 @@ and pp_declaration buffer ~pad:(_,pc as pad) = function
     pp_const_decl buffer ~pad value
 | FunDecl {value; region} ->
     pp_loc_node buffer ~pad "FunDecl" region;
-    pp_fun_decl buffer ~pad value
+    pp_fun_expr buffer ~pad value.fun_expr.value
 
 and pp_const_decl buffer ~pad:(_,pc) decl =
   pp_ident buffer ~pad:(mk_pad 3 0 pc) decl.name;
@@ -861,12 +867,13 @@ and pp_type_tuple buffer ~pad:(_,pc) {value; _} =
     pp_type_expr buffer ~pad:(mk_pad len rank pc)
   in List.iteri (List.length components |> apply) components
 
-and pp_fun_decl buffer ~pad:(_,pc) decl =
+and pp_fun_expr buffer ~pad:(_,pc) decl =
   let fields =
     if decl.local_decls = [] then 5 else 6 in
   let () =
     let pad = mk_pad fields 0 pc in
-    pp_ident buffer ~pad decl.name in
+    let anonymous_name = Region.wrap_ghost "#anonymous" in
+    pp_ident buffer ~pad @@ Simple_utils.Option.unopt ~default:anonymous_name decl.name in
   let () =
     let pad = mk_pad fields 1 pc in
     pp_node buffer ~pad "<parameters>";
@@ -1294,9 +1301,6 @@ and pp_local_decls buffer ~pad:(_,pc) decls =
   in List.iteri (List.length decls |> apply) decls
 
 and pp_local_decl buffer ~pad:(_,pc as pad) = function
-  LocalFun {value; region} ->
-    pp_loc_node buffer ~pad "LocalFun" region;
-    pp_fun_decl buffer ~pad value
 | LocalData data ->
     pp_node buffer ~pad "LocalData";
     pp_data_decl buffer ~pad:(mk_pad 1 0 pc) data
@@ -1308,6 +1312,9 @@ and pp_data_decl buffer ~pad = function
 | LocalVar {value; region} ->
     pp_loc_node buffer ~pad "LocalVar" region;
     pp_var_decl buffer ~pad value
+| LocalFun {value; region} ->
+    pp_loc_node buffer ~pad "LocalFun" region;
+    pp_fun_expr buffer ~pad value.fun_expr.value
 
 and pp_var_decl buffer ~pad:(_,pc) decl =
   pp_ident     buffer ~pad:(mk_pad 3 0 pc) decl.name;
@@ -1368,6 +1375,9 @@ and pp_expr buffer ~pad:(_,pc as pad) = function
 | EPar {value; region} ->
     pp_loc_node buffer ~pad "EPar" region;
     pp_expr buffer ~pad:(mk_pad 1 0 pc) value.inside
+| EFun {value; region} ->
+    pp_loc_node buffer ~pad "EFun" region;
+    pp_fun_expr ~pad buffer value;
 
 and pp_list_expr buffer ~pad:(_,pc as pad) = function
   ECons {value; region} ->
diff --git a/src/passes/2-simplify/pascaligo.ml b/src/passes/2-simplify/pascaligo.ml
index 0f03eb925..eef0ed11c 100644
--- a/src/passes/2-simplify/pascaligo.ml
+++ b/src/passes/2-simplify/pascaligo.ml
@@ -117,6 +117,22 @@ module Errors = struct
     ] in
     error ~data title message
 
+  let unexpected_anonymous_function loc =
+    let title () = "unexpected anonymous function" in
+    let message () = "you provided a function declaration without name" in
+    let data = [
+        ("loc" , fun () -> Format.asprintf "%a" Location.pp @@ loc)
+      ] in
+    error ~data title message
+
+  let unexpected_named_function loc =
+    let title () = "unexpected named function" in
+    let message () = "you provided a function expression with a name (remove it)" in
+    let data = [
+        ("loc" , fun () -> Format.asprintf "%a" Location.pp @@ loc)
+      ] in
+    error ~data title message
+
   (* Logging *)
 
   let simplifying_instruction t =
@@ -410,6 +426,13 @@ let rec simpl_expression (t:Raw.expr) : expr result =
       let%bind index = simpl_expression lu.index.value.inside in
       return @@ e_look_up ~loc path index
     )
+  | EFun f -> (
+    let (f , loc) = r_split f in
+    let%bind ((name_opt , _ty_opt) , f') = simpl_fun_expression ~loc f in
+    match name_opt with
+    | None -> return @@ f'
+    | Some _ -> fail @@ unexpected_named_function loc
+  )
 
 and simpl_logic_expression (t:Raw.logic_expr) : expression result =
   let return x = ok x in
@@ -497,10 +520,6 @@ and simpl_local_declaration : Raw.local_decl -> _ result = fun t ->
   match t with
   | LocalData d ->
       simpl_data_declaration d
-  | LocalFun f  ->
-      let (f , loc) = r_split f in
-      let%bind (name , e) = simpl_fun_declaration ~loc f in
-      return_let_in ~loc name e
 
 and simpl_data_declaration : Raw.data_decl -> _ result = fun t ->
   match t with
@@ -516,6 +535,11 @@ and simpl_data_declaration : Raw.data_decl -> _ result = fun t ->
       let%bind t = simpl_type_expression x.const_type in
       let%bind expression = simpl_expression x.init in
       return_let_in ~loc (name , Some t) expression
+  | LocalFun f  ->
+      let (f , loc) = r_split f in
+      let%bind ((name_opt , ty_opt) , e) = simpl_fun_expression ~loc f.fun_expr.value in
+      let%bind name = trace_option (unexpected_anonymous_function loc) name_opt in
+      return_let_in ~loc (name , ty_opt) e
 
 and simpl_param : Raw.param_decl -> (type_name * type_expression) result =
   fun t ->
@@ -531,11 +555,11 @@ and simpl_param : Raw.param_decl -> (type_name * type_expression) result =
       let%bind type_expression = simpl_type_expression c.param_type in
       ok (type_name , type_expression)
 
-and simpl_fun_declaration :
-  loc:_ -> Raw.fun_decl -> ((name * type_expression option) * expression) result =
+and simpl_fun_expression :
+  loc:_ -> Raw.fun_expr -> ((name option * type_expression option) * expression) result =
   fun ~loc x ->
   let open! Raw in
-  let {name;param;ret_type;local_decls;block;return} : fun_decl = x in
+  let {name;param;ret_type;local_decls;block;return} : fun_expr = x in
   let statements =
     match block with
     | Some block -> npseq_to_list block.value.statements
@@ -544,7 +568,7 @@ and simpl_fun_declaration :
   (match param.value.inside with
      a, [] -> (
        let%bind input = simpl_param a in
-       let name = name.value in
+       let name = Option.map (fun (x : _ reg) -> x.value) name in
        let (binder , input_type) = input in
        let%bind local_declarations =
          bind_map_list simpl_local_declaration local_decls in
@@ -591,7 +615,8 @@ and simpl_fun_declaration :
        let expression =
          e_lambda ~loc binder (Some input_type) (Some output_type) result in
        let type_annotation = Some (T_function (input_type, output_type)) in
-       ok ((name.value , type_annotation) , expression)
+       let name = Option.map (fun (x : _ reg) -> x.value) name in
+       ok ((name , type_annotation) , expression)
      )
   )
 and simpl_declaration : Raw.declaration -> declaration Location.wrap result =
@@ -614,7 +639,8 @@ and simpl_declaration : Raw.declaration -> declaration Location.wrap result =
       bind_map_location simpl_const_decl (Location.lift_region x)
   | FunDecl x -> (
       let (x , loc) = r_split x in
-      let%bind ((name , ty_opt) , expr) = simpl_fun_declaration ~loc x in
+      let%bind ((name_opt , ty_opt) , expr) = simpl_fun_expression ~loc x.fun_expr.value in
+      let%bind name = trace_option (unexpected_anonymous_function loc) name_opt in
       ok @@ Location.wrap ~loc (Declaration_constant (name , ty_opt , expr))
     )
 
diff --git a/src/test/contracts/big_map.ligo b/src/test/contracts/big_map.ligo
index 3d504aa75..e6ab78c58 100644
--- a/src/test/contracts/big_map.ligo
+++ b/src/test/contracts/big_map.ligo
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ type storage_ is big_map(int, int) * unit
 type foo is big_map(int, int)
 
 function main(const p : unit; const s : storage_) : list(operation) * storage_ is
-  var toto : option (int) := Some(0);
   block {
+    var toto : option (int) := Some(0);
     toto := s.0[23];
     s.0[2] := 444;
   }
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@ function mutimaps (const m : foo ; const n : foo) : foo is block
 {
   var bar : foo := m ;
   bar[42] := 0 ;
-  n[42] := get_force(42, bar) ; 
-} with n
\ No newline at end of file
+  n[42] := get_force(42, bar) ;
+} with n
diff --git a/src/test/contracts/closure-1.ligo b/src/test/contracts/closure-1.ligo
index f54cfac37..420c888c9 100644
--- a/src/test/contracts/closure-1.ligo
+++ b/src/test/contracts/closure-1.ligo
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 function foo (const i : int) : int is
-  function bar (const j : int) : int is
-    block { skip } with i + j ;
-  block { skip } with bar (i)
+  block {
+    function bar (const j : int) : int is
+      i + j ;
+  } with bar (i)
diff --git a/src/test/contracts/closure-2.ligo b/src/test/contracts/closure-2.ligo
index 5d5b0e721..5e84645e6 100644
--- a/src/test/contracts/closure-2.ligo
+++ b/src/test/contracts/closure-2.ligo
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 function foobar(const i : int) : int is
-  const j : int = 3 ;
-  function toto(const k : int) : int is
-    block { skip } with i + j + k ;
-  block { skip } with toto(42)
+  block {
+    const j : int = 3 ;
+    function toto(const k : int) : int is
+      i + j + k ;
+  } with toto(42)
diff --git a/src/test/contracts/closure-3.ligo b/src/test/contracts/closure-3.ligo
index 98ad10cb0..a23cdbb22 100644
--- a/src/test/contracts/closure-3.ligo
+++ b/src/test/contracts/closure-3.ligo
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 // This might seem like it's covered by induction with closure-2.ligo
-// But it exists to prevent a regression on the bug patched by: 
+// But it exists to prevent a regression on the bug patched by:
 // https://gitlab.com/ligolang/ligo/commit/faf3bbc06106de98189f1c1673bd57e78351dc7e
 
 function foobar(const i : int) : int is
-  const j : int = 3 ;
-  const k : int = 4 ;
-  function toto(const l : int) : int is
-    block { skip } with i + j + k + l;
-  block { skip } with toto(42)
+  block {
+    const j : int = 3 ;
+    const k : int = 4 ;
+    function toto(const l : int) : int is
+      i + j + k + l;
+
+  } with toto(42)
diff --git a/src/test/contracts/closure.ligo b/src/test/contracts/closure.ligo
index e295ec609..ccb8a5e8c 100644
--- a/src/test/contracts/closure.ligo
+++ b/src/test/contracts/closure.ligo
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 function toto (const i : int) : int is
-  function tata (const j : int) : int is
-    block { skip } with i + j ;
-  function titi (const j : int) : int is
-    block { skip } with i + j ;
-  block { skip } with tata(i) + titi(i)
+  block {
+    function tata (const j : int) : int is
+      i + j ;
+    function titi (const j : int) : int is
+      i + j ;
+  } with tata(i) + titi(i)
diff --git a/src/test/contracts/condition.ligo b/src/test/contracts/condition.ligo
index 53a75ed07..baf320f1d 100644
--- a/src/test/contracts/condition.ligo
+++ b/src/test/contracts/condition.ligo
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 // Test if conditional in PascaLIGO
 
 function main (const i : int) : int is
-  var result : int := 23 ;
   begin
+    var result : int := 23 ;
     if i = 2 then
       result := 42
     else
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ function main (const i : int) : int is
   end with result
 
 function foo (const b : bool) : int is
-  var x : int := 41 ;
   begin
+    var x : int := 41 ;
     x := 1 + (if b then x else main(x)) ;
-  end with x
\ No newline at end of file
+  end with x
diff --git a/src/test/contracts/deep_access.ligo b/src/test/contracts/deep_access.ligo
index bacbf3467..66f9a1d9b 100644
--- a/src/test/contracts/deep_access.ligo
+++ b/src/test/contracts/deep_access.ligo
@@ -3,20 +3,17 @@ type pii is (int*int)
 type ppi is record x:pii; y:pii end
 type ppp is (ppi*ppi)
 
-function main (const toto : unit) : int is
-var a : ppp := 
-(
-record 
-x = (0,1);
-y = (10,11);
-end
-,
-record
-x = (100,101);
-y = (110,111);
-end
-)
-begin 
-	a.0.x.0 := 2;
-	const b:int = a.0.x.0;
-end with b
+function main (const toto : unit) : int is block {
+  var a : ppp := (
+    record
+      x = (0,1);
+      y = (10,11);
+    end ,
+    record
+      x = (100,101);
+      y = (110,111);
+    end
+  ) ;
+  a.0.x.0 := 2;
+  const b:int = a.0.x.0;
+} with b
diff --git a/src/test/contracts/failwith.ligo b/src/test/contracts/failwith.ligo
index 6a758b844..16c93f026 100644
--- a/src/test/contracts/failwith.ligo
+++ b/src/test/contracts/failwith.ligo
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ function main (const p : param; const s : unit) : list(operation) * unit is
   with ((nil : list(operation)), s)
 
 function foobar (const i : int) : int is
-  var p : param := Zero (42n) ;
   block {
+    var p : param := Zero (42n) ;
     if i > 0 then block {
       i := i + 1 ;
       if i > 10 then block {
diff --git a/src/test/contracts/function-complex.ligo b/src/test/contracts/function-complex.ligo
index f1f33c74c..4c361cbfd 100644
--- a/src/test/contracts/function-complex.ligo
+++ b/src/test/contracts/function-complex.ligo
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 // Test a PascaLIGO function with more complex logic than function.ligo
 
 function main (const i : int) : int is
-  var j : int := 0 ;
-  var k : int := 1 ;
   begin
+    var j : int := 0 ;
+    var k : int := 1 ;
     j := k + i ;
     k := i + j ;
   end with (k + j)
diff --git a/src/test/contracts/high-order.ligo b/src/test/contracts/high-order.ligo
index 44822f088..107cbd9ff 100644
--- a/src/test/contracts/high-order.ligo
+++ b/src/test/contracts/high-order.ligo
@@ -1,49 +1,50 @@
 // Test a PascaLIGO function which takes another PascaLIGO function as an argument
 function foobar (const i : int) : int is
-  function foo (const i : int) : int is
-    block { skip } with i ;
-  function bar (const f : int -> int) : int is
-    block { skip } with f ( i ) ;
-  block { skip } with bar (foo) ;
+  block {
+    function foo (const i : int) : int is
+      i ;
+    function bar (const f : int -> int) : int is
+      f ( i ) ;
+ } with bar (foo) ;
 
 // higher order function with more than one argument
 function higher2(const i: int; const f: int -> int): int is
-  block { 
+  block {
       const ii: int = f(i)
    } with ii
 
 function foobar2 (const i : int) : int is
-  function foo2 (const i : int) : int is
-    block { skip } with i;
-  block { skip } with higher2(i,foo2)
+  block {
+    function foo2 (const i : int) : int is
+      i;
+  } with higher2(i,foo2)
 
 const a : int = 0;
 function foobar3 (const i : int) : int is
-  function foo2 (const i : int) : int is
-    block { skip } with (a+i);
-  block { skip } with higher2(i,foo2)
+  block {
+    function foo2 (const i : int) : int is
+      (a+i);
+  } with higher2(i,foo2)
 
 function f (const i : int) : int is
-  block { skip }
-  with i
+  i
 
 function g (const i : int) : int is
-  block { skip }
-  with f(i)
+  f(i)
 
 function foobar4 (const i : int) : int is
-  block { skip }
-  with g(g(i))
+  g(g(i))
 
 function higher3(const i: int; const f: int -> int; const g: int -> int): int is
-  block { 
+  block {
       const ii: int = f(g(i));
    } with ii
 
 function foobar5 (const i : int) : int is
-  const a : int = 0;
-  function foo (const i : int) : int is
-    block { skip } with (a+i);
-  function goo (const i : int) : int is
-    block { skip } with foo(i);
-  block { skip } with higher3(i,foo,goo)
+  block {
+    const a : int = 0;
+    function foo (const i : int) : int is
+      (a+i);
+    function goo (const i : int) : int is
+      foo(i);
+  } with higher3(i,foo,goo)
diff --git a/src/test/contracts/lambda.ligo b/src/test/contracts/lambda.ligo
index cc426e83d..036327729 100644
--- a/src/test/contracts/lambda.ligo
+++ b/src/test/contracts/lambda.ligo
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@ function f (const x : unit) : unit is
   begin skip end with unit
 
 function main (const p : unit ; const s : unit) : unit is
-  var y : unit := f(unit) ;
-  begin skip end with y
+  begin
+    var y : unit := f(unit) ;
+  end with y
diff --git a/src/test/contracts/list.ligo b/src/test/contracts/list.ligo
index 0a1d0c05d..af863fb67 100644
--- a/src/test/contracts/list.ligo
+++ b/src/test/contracts/list.ligo
@@ -25,15 +25,16 @@ const bl : foobar = list
 end
 
 function iter_op (const s : list(int)) : int is
-  var r : int := 0 ;
-  function aggregate (const i : int) : unit is
-  begin
-    r := r + i ;
-  end with unit
   begin
+    var r : int := 0 ;
+    function aggregate (const i : int) : unit is
+      begin
+        r := r + i ;
+      end with unit ;
     list_iter(s , aggregate) ;
   end with r
 
 function map_op (const s : list(int)) : list(int) is
-  function increment (const i : int) : int is block { skip } with i + 1
-  block { skip } with list_map(s , increment)
+  block {
+    function increment (const i : int) : int is block { skip } with i + 1
+  } with list_map(s , increment)
diff --git a/src/test/contracts/map.ligo b/src/test/contracts/map.ligo
index 5c169fe25..aad2d3921 100644
--- a/src/test/contracts/map.ligo
+++ b/src/test/contracts/map.ligo
@@ -48,23 +48,25 @@ function get_ (const m : foobar) : option(int) is
   end with map_get(42 , m)
 
 function iter_op (const m : foobar) : unit is
-  function aggregate (const i : int ; const j : int) : unit is block
-    { if (i=j) then skip else failwith("fail") } with unit ;
-  block {skip}
+  block {
+    function aggregate (const i : int ; const j : int) : unit is block
+      { if (i=j) then skip else failwith("fail") } with unit ;
     // map_iter(m , aggregate) ;
-  with map_iter(m, aggregate) ;
+  } with map_iter(m, aggregate) ;
 
 function map_op (const m : foobar) : foobar is
-  function increment (const i : int ; const j : int) : int is block { skip } with j + 1 ;
-  block { skip } with map_map(m , increment) ;
+  block {
+    function increment (const i : int ; const j : int) : int is block { skip } with j + 1 ;
+  } with map_map(m , increment) ;
 
 function fold_op (const m : foobar) : int is
-  function aggregate (const i : int ; const j : (int * int)) : int is block { skip } with i + j.0 + j.1 ;
-  block { skip } with map_fold(m , 10 , aggregate)
+  block {
+    function aggregate (const i : int ; const j : (int * int)) : int is block { skip } with i + j.0 + j.1 ;
+  } with map_fold(m , 10 , aggregate)
 
 function deep_op (var m : foobar) : foobar is
-var coco : (int*foobar) := (0, m);
-block {
-  remove 42 from map coco.1 ;
-  coco.1[32] := 16 ;
-} with coco.1
+  block {
+    var coco : (int*foobar) := (0, m);
+    remove 42 from map coco.1 ;
+    coco.1[32] := 16 ;
+  } with coco.1
diff --git a/src/test/contracts/match.ligo b/src/test/contracts/match.ligo
index 8c7ce4742..167f3d976 100644
--- a/src/test/contracts/match.ligo
+++ b/src/test/contracts/match.ligo
@@ -1,39 +1,36 @@
 // Test the pattern matching functionality of PascaLIGO
 
 function match_bool (const i : int) : int is
-  var result : int := 23 ;
   begin
-  case i = 2 of
-  | True -> result := 42
-  | False -> result := 0
-  end
+    var result : int := 23 ;
+    case i = 2 of
+    | True -> result := 42
+    | False -> result := 0
+    end
   end with result
 
 function match_option (const o : option(int)) : int is
-  var result : int := 23 ;
   begin
-  case o of
-  | None -> skip
-  | Some (s) -> result := s
-  end
+    var result : int := 23 ;
+    case o of
+    | None -> skip
+    | Some (s) -> result := s
+    end
   end with result
 
 function match_expr_bool (const i : int) : int is
-  begin skip end with
   case i = 2 of
   | True -> 42
   | False -> 0
   end
 
 function match_expr_option (const o : option(int)) : int is
-  begin skip end with
   case o of
   | None -> 42
   | Some (s) -> s
   end
 
 function match_expr_list (const l : list(int)) : int is
-  begin skip end with
   case l of
   | nil -> -1
   | hd # tl -> hd
diff --git a/src/test/contracts/option.ligo b/src/test/contracts/option.ligo
index d3d1ef36c..f2fb91260 100644
--- a/src/test/contracts/option.ligo
+++ b/src/test/contracts/option.ligo
@@ -6,10 +6,8 @@ const s : foobar = Some(42)
 const n : foobar = None
 
 function assign (var m : int) : foobar is
-  var coco : foobar := None;
-  block
-{
-      coco := Some(m);
-      coco := None;
-}
-with coco
+  block {
+    var coco : foobar := None;
+    coco := Some(m);
+    coco := None;
+  } with coco
diff --git a/src/test/contracts/set_arithmetic-1.ligo b/src/test/contracts/set_arithmetic-1.ligo
index f5d332687..d0b16263e 100644
--- a/src/test/contracts/set_arithmetic-1.ligo
+++ b/src/test/contracts/set_arithmetic-1.ligo
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 // Test set iteration in PascaLIGO
 
 function iter_op (const s : set(int)) : int is
-  var r : int := 0 ;
-  function aggregate (const i : int) : unit is
-  begin
-    r := r + i ;
-  end with unit
   begin
+    var r : int := 0 ;
+    function aggregate (const i : int) : unit is
+      begin
+        r := r + i ;
+      end with unit ;
     set_iter(s , aggregate) ;
   end with r
 
 function fold_op (const s : set(int)) : int is
-  function aggregate (const i : int ; const j : int) : int is
-  block { skip } with i + j
-  block { skip } with set_fold(s , 15 , aggregate)
+  block {
+    function aggregate (const i : int ; const j : int) : int is
+      i + j
+  } with set_fold(s , 15 , aggregate)
diff --git a/src/test/contracts/shadow.ligo b/src/test/contracts/shadow.ligo
index 4232cb0a6..a1891c651 100644
--- a/src/test/contracts/shadow.ligo
+++ b/src/test/contracts/shadow.ligo
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 function foo (const i : int) : int is
-  function bar (const i : int) : int is
-    block { skip } with i ;
-  block { skip } with bar (0)
+  block {
+    function bar (const i : int) : int is
+      i ;
+  } with bar (0)
diff --git a/src/test/contracts/simple_access.ligo b/src/test/contracts/simple_access.ligo
index 6cfa85a1e..e26e23bc7 100644
--- a/src/test/contracts/simple_access.ligo
+++ b/src/test/contracts/simple_access.ligo
@@ -7,15 +7,15 @@ end
 type mpi is map(string,int)
 
 function main (const toto : tpi) : int is
-	var a : tpi := toto;
-	var b : rpi := record x = 0; y=1 ; end;
-	var m : mpi := map "y" -> 1; end;
-	begin 
-		a.0 := 2;
-		b.x := a.0;
-		m["x"] := b.x;
-	end with 
-	case m["x"] of
-	| Some (s) -> s
-	| None   -> 42
-	end
+  begin
+    var a : tpi := toto;
+    var b : rpi := record x = 0; y=1 ; end;
+    var m : mpi := map "y" -> 1; end;
+    a.0 := 2;
+    b.x := a.0;
+    m["x"] := b.x;
+  end with
+  case m["x"] of
+  | Some (s) -> s
+  | None -> 42
+  end
diff --git a/vendors/ligo-utils/simple-utils/region.ml b/vendors/ligo-utils/simple-utils/region.ml
index 8e954d560..fb746b899 100644
--- a/vendors/ligo-utils/simple-utils/region.ml
+++ b/vendors/ligo-utils/simple-utils/region.ml
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ let make ~(start: Pos.t) ~(stop: Pos.t) =
 
 let ghost = make ~start:Pos.ghost ~stop:Pos.ghost
 
+let wrap_ghost value = {value ; region = ghost}
+
 let min = make ~start:Pos.min ~stop:Pos.min
 
 (* Comparisons *)
diff --git a/vendors/ligo-utils/simple-utils/region.mli b/vendors/ligo-utils/simple-utils/region.mli
index fb3b8e240..2dc6555a2 100644
--- a/vendors/ligo-utils/simple-utils/region.mli
+++ b/vendors/ligo-utils/simple-utils/region.mli
@@ -96,6 +96,11 @@ val make : start:Pos.t -> stop:Pos.t -> t
 
 val ghost : t (* Two [Pos.ghost] positions *)
 
+(* This wraps a value with a ghost region. *)
+
+val wrap_ghost : 'a -> 'a reg
+
+
 (* Occasionnally, we may need a minimum region. It is here made of two
    minimal positions. *)