St Mary's Horse Refuge v Holbrough [2006] DRS 3532 (26 May 2006)

The request for transfer is refused because it was not established to the Expert's satisfaction that the person bringing the proceedings was properly authorised to represent the named complainant.

Citation: [2006] DRS 3532
Parties: Complainant: St Mary's Horse Refuge; Respondent: Carl Holbrough
Jurisdiction: United Kingdom
Judgment Date: 26 May 2006
Procedural Posture: Domain Name Dispute / Final Decision
Outcome: Complaint refused
Legal Topics: Domain Name Transfer, Charity Governance, Authority to Represent

Intellectual Property Charity Law Domain Name Transfer Charity Governance Authority to Represent

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Parties

St Mary's Horse Refuge

Complainant

Carl Holbrough

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Domain Name Dispute / Final Decision

Legal Issues

1 Whether the complainant is properly represented by an authorised person
2 Whether the domain name should be transferred

Ratio Decidendi

The request for transfer is refused because it was not established to the Expert's satisfaction that the person bringing the proceedings was properly authorised to represent the named complainant.

Court Disposition

Complaint refused

Orders

Request for transfer of domain name st-maryshorserefuge.co.uk denied