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Standards come in countless forms and objects. To us, the users, they seem to go unnoticed when manufacturers incorporate them, but any change or inconsistency, leaves us annoyed. For instance, it’s convenient to use the same phone charger all across India as most, if not all, of our electrical sockets are of the same circularRead more

This document details the available orders, notifications and directions, issued by the Central, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu governments (being the two hubs for automotive manufacturing) pertaining to the manufacturing and automobile sectors during the COVID-19 pandemic. A. CENTRAL GOVERNMENT 1. How did the Central Government enforce a lockdown? The Ministry of Home Affairs (“MHA”) issuedRead more

This document summarizes some of the orders/notifications issued by the central government, and the state governments of Maharashtra, NCT of Delhi, Telangana, Haryana and Karnataka in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. Due to delay in updating of government websites, many departments have also resorted to using Twitter and Facebook to stay in touch with theRead more

The big tech[1] regulation debate has undergone varying degrees of change over time.  It started with Microsoft’s legal battles in the 1990s when the United States-Department of Justice (“US-DOJ”) investigated complaints of the company bundling Internet Explorer with its Windows operating system on personal computers and using a pricing strategy that was an entry barrierRead more

1. What is a social stock exchange? 1.1 Social stock exchanges are dedicated platforms that allow investors to purchase stakes in social enterprises, volunteer groups and welfare organizations. Contrary to most capital market exchanges that allow firms to be listed when they meet certain business criteria (see here for Security and Exchange Board of India’sRead more

Introduction: Indian entities are often contractually mandated to implement bribery prevention procedures prescribed by the UKBA. We discuss why this is so and what prevention procedures should be implemented.  The (UK) Bribery Act, 2010 (‘UKBA’) affects all business that are incorporated or formed in the UK, or those that carry on a business or partRead more

Private and government funders are signing larger cheques than ever before to fuel scientific research. The so-called ‘giga philanthropists’ – Bill and Melinda Gates, Michael and Susan Dell, Paul Allen, Warren Buffet – have rewritten the playbook for funding scientific research. Funding organisations of various shapes and forms, and even governments, are financing research atRead more

Part I of this series details the issues addressed by a legal due diligence in respect of a co-working space. Part II of this series details the issues addressed by a technical due diligence undertaken on a proposed co-working space to ensure continuous and safe operations. Part III of this series details the safeguards that a co-working spaceRead more

Worldwide, several organisations employ differing standards of classification for hotels.  Hotels may opt for one of the more popular or acceptable standards of classification issued by a rating organisation, and will therefore be categorised accordingly. Many of the rating organisations (viz. American Automobile Association, Automobile Association (UK), HOTREC (Europe), RAA, NRMA (Australia), etc.) are predominantlyRead more

1. Preliminary Viability gap funding, least cost method, annuity models are various methods of public procurement that are used by governments for the development and/or maintenance of infrastructure projects. In most cases of public procurement projects, the government is required to pre-design the project and determine the contours of the implementation model. However, in certainRead more