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This article details the safeguards and mechanisms  that an operator of a co-working space can negotiate to nullify or mitigate the adverse affects of the sale of such property by the owner to a third party. It is Part III in our series of articles on setting up and operating a co-working space in India.Read more

This article details the typical issues addressed by a technical due diligence undertaken in respect of a proposed co-working space to ensure continuous, safe, and incremental operations from the same. It is Part II in our series of articles on setting up and operating a co-working space in India. You can read Part III ofRead more

Introduction Various governments across the world have sought to regulate online content. The need for regulating online content has arisen due to a number of factors. These include posting content which depicts live terror attacks or contains hate speech, child pornography, cyber bullying material and fake news. The following table highlights how various countries censorRead more

This article details the issues addressed by a legal due diligence undertaken in respect of a proposed co-working premises to identifying risks associated with converting the same into a co-working space. It is Part I in our series of articles on setting up and operating a co-working space in India. You can read Part IIRead more

1. Preliminary Human microchip implants (“HMI”) are identifying integrated circuits[1] device or Radio Frequency Identification (“RFID”) transponders[2] encased in a silicate glass and implanted in human bodies. Such implants (also called subdermal implants) generally contain a unique identification number that can be connected to external databases, that may store a user’s personal identification, criminal records,Read more

On 08 July, 2019, Dr. Harsh Vardhan, minister for health and family welfare, science and technology and earth sciences[1] introduced the DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, 2019[2] (“Bill”) in the Indian Lok Sabha[3]. The Bill was referred to the standing committee on science and technology, environment and forests (“Standing Committee”). Comments to theRead more

Vantage Point This is a compilation of selected posts on our LinkedIn page from October and November 2019. Alco-tech In a major setback for the alco-tech industry, the Karnataka High Court recently delivered a judgment deeming the online sale and delivery of alcohol illegal. A significant development for not just the liquor industry, it mayRead more

The Ikigai Law team is happy to announce the promotion of Nehaa Chaudhari to Partner. Nehaa advises some of the world’s leading technology businesses on issues relating to data governance, platform regulation and all things tech-policy. In her new position as Director of Public Policy (Digital Technology), she will focus on expanding our digital technologyRead more

In a judgement[1] (“Ritesh Sinha Judgement”), a three judge bench of the Supreme Court of India observed that the fundamental right to privacy is not absolute and is limited by certain factors instead. The issue raised before the bench was whether a person can be compelled to submit his/her voice samples for the purposes ofRead more

  Introduction This post traces the development of India’s foreign direct investment (“FDI”) policy in relation to the e-commerce industry. It analyses the stakeholders’ contemporaneous responses to these developments and also maps the push and pull factors which may have influenced the government to introduce certain policy changes. The beginnings of FDI in e-commerce TheRead more