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Permission to appeal—pre October 2012 [Archived]

Permission to appeal—pre October 2012 [Archived] ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. NOTE: SAVE FOR WHERE THE APPEAL NOTICE WAS FILED OR PERMISSION TO APPEAL WAS OBTAINED BEFORE 1 OCTOBER 2012, THIS PRACTICE NOTE IS FOR HISTORIC PURPOSES ONLY. For guidance on the current provisions governing permission to appeal, see Practice Notes: Grounds for appealing and preliminary considerations, Permission to appeal—the application, Permission to appeal—preliminary considerations and Permission to appeal—hearing and next steps. Further, the CPR rules and practice directions referred to in this guidance will link through to the existing provisions and not those effective before 1 October 2012. For the pre-October 2012 provisions, please see the attached pdf documents. CPR 52 (old) CPR PD 52 (old) The following legislation is referred to in this Practice Note: • Children Act 1989 as ChA 1989 • Access to Justice Act 1999 as AJA 1999 Requiring permission You will need the court's permission to appeal. If permission to appeal...

Domain names—background, registration and dispute resolution

Domain names—background, registration and dispute resolution This Practice Note discussed the background to domain names, the process for registration and the practical and legal steps that can be taken to resolve disputes regarding domain names. It covers: • What is a domain name? • ICANN’s New Generic Top Level Domain Program • The domain name supply chain • Domain name registration strategy—getting in first • Dispute resolution • Protection afforded by domain name registration • Common disputes regarding domain names • Practical measures for the resolution of domain name disputes • Resolution of dispute—UDRP, Nominet, EURid adjudication and litigation What is a domain name? Computers existed long before the internet. During the 1960s and 1970s, the US government funded research into how to connect up computers and enable people to communicate across different networks. The resulting technology enabled systems that were quite different from one another to be connected through very lightweight technologies: internet naming and addressing. This structure allows for advances in infrastructure (for example, moving...