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Guidelines for acquiring and producing Geospatial Data and Geospatial Data Services including maps
On the 15th of February 2021, the Department of Science and Technology (the “DST”) released a set of guidelines for acquiring and...
Mar 1, 2021
Equity Incentives for Employees
Employee incentives are crucial to attracting and retaining talent within the venture. One of the key factors that makes a start-up stand...
Dec 17, 2020
European Commission publishes draft of new standard contractual clauses
On November 12, 2020, the European Commission published a draft Implementing Decision on Standard Contractual Clauses for the transfer of...
Nov 17, 2020
SC upholds homebuyers’ right to choose consumer forums for grievance redressal
The Supreme Court has stated that homebuyers can still approach consumer forums, notwithstanding the Real Estate (Regulation and...
Nov 12, 2020
Registrar Of Companies Not Empowered To Deactivate DIN
On October 9th, 2020, a two Judge bench comprising of Chief Justice A.P. Sahi and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy of the Madras High...
Oct 16, 2020
Salient Features Of Companies (Amendment) Act, 2020
The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2020 (“the Bill”) was passed by the Lok Sabha on 19th , September and by the Rajya Sabha on 22nd...
Oct 12, 2020
Land owners are not liable for Contravention of Provisions of RERA
The Tamil Nadu Real Estate Regulatory Authority (TNRERA) in Rohini Muthuswami vs. Sree Vardhana Builders Pvt. Ltd. and 12 others (S.R....
Sep 25, 2020
Draft Health Data Management Policy attracts concerns regarding data privacy
The ongoing pandemic has revealed the gaps in India’s public health infrastructure. On 15th August 2020, the Prime Minister announced the...
Sep 24, 2020
Amendment to Deposit Rules giving relief to Start-Ups
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs in consultation with the Reserve Bank of India has issued Notification dated 07 September,...
Sep 17, 2020
TNRERA: New promoters must fulfil obligations owed to home buyers under original agreement to sale
The Tamil Nadu Real Estate Regulatory Authority (TNRERA) has ruled that new builders of an ongoing project will be bound to fulfil the...
Sep 10, 2020
When should you listen to your Lawyer and when should you listen to your Venture Capitalist.
Venture Capitalists are usually referred to as the force that sustains start-ups. They have earned the reputation of being the life-blood...
Aug 22, 2020
What Form Of Entity Should Be Used During Incorporation? Whether Delaware Corporation Is Recommended
Businesses of all nature ranging from a grocery store to the next start-up unicorn require a legal status to begin the money-making race....
Aug 22, 2020
Structuring Different Forms of Employment Contracts
Employment contracts, like other contracts have all the basic features of a regular contract, i.e. offer, acceptance, consideration,...
Aug 22, 2020
Should you use your lead investor’s lawyer?
When setting up your own business, finding the right resources and contacts are important. Initially, you might be figuring out how to...
Aug 22, 2020
Should you give your legal professional equity as fees
As a start-up, a preliminary concern might be to keep expenses on the low especially in bootstrapped business. Services of a legal...
Aug 22, 2020
What is the right point to incorporate company?
There are several criteria that should be kept in mind while deciding when to incorporate the company. One of the most important reasons...
Aug 22, 2020
How to prepare yourself for due diligences by Private Equity or Venture Capital Funds?
It is important to ensure that the startup idea is sound enough, legally, financially and commercially to convince the investors to put...
Aug 22, 2020
Non-Compete Agreements in a Nutshell
A Non-compete Agreement (NCA) is a contract where the employee makes a promise to the employer, that he/she will not enter into any...
Aug 22, 2020
Legal Structuring of Pay and Equity Incentives
Fair compensation is the cornerstone of an economically productive system. Without the assurance of equitable pay, incentives and allied...
Aug 22, 2020
Intellectual Property Issues to be taken into consideration for Start-ups
Starting a new company is as hard a task as any. Building an enterprise from scratch is akin to scaling a mountain from the base. In such...
Aug 22, 2020
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