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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

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

I. When is FCRA Registration required? Foreign contribution, in layman’s terms means any donation made from a foreign source to an Indian entity. Such entities are required to either receive permission or register with the Ministry of Home Affairs prior to accepting any foreign contribution[1] as defined under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 (“FCRA”). TheRead more

Vivo’s recent ad campaigns feature Aamir Khan and a child in an amusement park and shows off the impressive Vivo pop-up camera set up and “super night” mode – an enticing ad, definitely. However, the ad seems to have gotten the phone maker in hot water with the Ogilvy group. The Ogilvy group has filedRead more

  Feminine hygiene is a $20 billion industry but has failed to see any major innovation in the past decade, reports Technavio. Consumer attitude towards hygiene products, however, is changing and entrepreneurs are recognising the need to innovate and cater to this emerging market. A conservative attitude towards mensuration and female hygiene in rural as wellRead more

Ikigai Law acted on Doxper’s US$4 million fund raise from Alkemi Ventures. [1] The round also saw participation from Rainforest Venture Network, existing investor growX Ventures and angel investors. Doxper provides a digital pen and encoded paper-based solution to helps doctors and hospitals automatically digitise health records. Since doctors continue to use pen and paper there is a ‘zeroRead more

The relatively young co-living industry in India is attracting sizeable investments from institutional investors and venture capital firms. Ikigai Law advised Stanza Living, that is focussed on student-accommodation, in its Series C fundraise from Falcoln Edge and repeat investors Sequoia, Matrix Partners and Accel. New York based Falcoln Edge was represented by Goodwin Proctor andRead more

Aparna Sai and Ranajit Dam cover Ikigai Law’s views in their article “Start-up Nation” in the June edition of Asian Legal Business. The article discusses how the startup practice is evolving for law firms and how lawyers are playing a critical role in the development of the sector. Here are some excerpts: Anirudh Rastogi, founderRead more

The employment/labour laws in India primarily flow from the Constitution, specific enactments pertaining to the subject matter both at the central and state level along with judicial decisions along with administrative rulings and regulations. The applicability of a particular enactment is generally contingent inter alia on the nature of the industry; the number of workers employed;Read more