Kiley-Hale Solicitors v Personal Injury Management Services [2007] DRS 4438 (26 March 2007)

Kiley-Hale Solicitors v Personal Injury Management Services [2007] DRS 4438 (26 March 2007)

On the balance of probabilities, the complainant established rights in the domain name and the respondent's actions constituted abusive registration by unfairly disrupting the complainant's business and diverting enquiries.

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Citation
[2007] DRS 4438
Parties
Complainant: Kiley-Hale Solicitors; Respondent: Personal Injury Management Services
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
26 March 2007
Procedural Posture
Domain Name Dispute / Expert Determination
Outcome
Domain name to be transferred to complainant
Legal Topics
Domain Name Registration, Abusive Registration, Contractual Ownership
Intellectual Property Contract Law Domain Name Registration Abusive Registration Contractual Ownership

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Parties

Kiley-Hale Solicitors

Complainant

Personal Injury Management Services

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Domain Name Dispute / Expert Determination

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the complainant has rights in respect of the domain name
  2. 2 Whether the domain name is an abusive registration in the hands of the respondent

Ratio Decidendi

On the balance of probabilities, the complainant established rights in the domain name and the respondent's actions constituted abusive registration by unfairly disrupting the complainant's business and diverting enquiries.

Court Disposition

Domain name to be transferred to complainant

Orders

  • Transfer of domain name CHILDRENSINJURIES.CO.UK to Kiley-Hale Solicitors