OUR
SERVICES
Legal Services
We provide a full range of legal support to research infrastructures and contractual partners, covering, for example, the following areas:
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Drafting and negotiating bespoke purchasing and outsourcing contracts;
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Service level agreements (SLA);
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Consultancy agreements;
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In-kind contracts;
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Legal interpretation of governing documents (e.g., Statutes, Convention);
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EU grant consortium agreements, MoUs & research collaboration agreements;
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Intellectual property matters;
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Organisational policies and procedures;
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Drafting contractual templates with general terms & conditions for general use;
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VAT issues
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Advice regarding GDPR and data protection;
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Asset transfer agreements (transition to ERIC legal status).
Governance Support
We understand how inter-governmental research infrastructures work and governed. We also specialise in international conventions and ERIC legal structure. We offer support, among others, in the following areas:
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Assessment of the most appropriate legal entity and governance structure for RIs;
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Submitting an application for setting up an ERIC in line with Regulation 723/2009;
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Drafting Statutes and governing documents;
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Drafting Rules of Procedure and Operating Rules;
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External tech transfer office
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Designing procedures for voting at Council/Assembly and AFC meetings;
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Drafting relevant policies as may be required by the Statutes or Convention;
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Providing expert advice on the interpretation of statutory documents;
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Support for ESFRI applications
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Management and operations support to research infrastructures and organisations.
Procurement Services
With more than 15 years experience in public procurement law and practice, we offer a one-stop-shop for the management of procurement activities by research infrastructures. This includes, for example:
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Drafting bespoke procurement rules for ERICs and intergovernmental organisations;
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Drafting procurement templates for day to day use (e.g., contract notice, ITT, evaluation matrixes, award letters, etc);
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Managing OJEU procurement procedures on behalf of research infrastructures in compliance with the EU directive or other applicable rules (e.g. ERIC procurement rules);
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Procurement challenges and appeals;
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Competitive dialogue, procurement of innovation, framework agreements and joint procurement between institutions.
