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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

This article examines the core conditions of the pre and post-take-over phases during the setting up of a co-working space, and the corresponding obligations of the parties. It is Part V in our series of articles on setting up and operating a co-working space in India. Part I of the series details the issues addressedRead more

This article examines a few of the owner-rights typically contained in an O&M Agreement.  It is Part IV in our series of articles on setting up and operating a co-working space in India. Part I of the series details the issues addressed by a legal due diligence undertaken on a premises to identify risks associatedRead more

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

 This article details the typical issues addressed by a technical due diligence undertaken on 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. Part I of the series details the issuesRead 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 on a premises to identify 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. Part II of the series details the typical issuesRead more