Nominet (.uk) disputes

Nominet's website at www.nic.uk contains most of the resources you will need to assist with a .uk dispute. The official resources links on this page all point to the Nominet site.

Our resources

Introduction to .uk domain disputes - Our introduction to the .uk domain name dispute resolution procedure.

Official resources

Nominet Policy - Version 2 of the key document in Nominet proceedings, the .uk equivalent of the UDRP.

Nominet Procedure - Version 2 of the Nominet Procedure, which contains the procedural rules governing .uk disputes.

General Introduction and Booklet - Nominet's introductions to its domain name dispute resolution service.

Rights and Abusive Registrations - Explanations of two of the key concepts in Nominet proceedings.

Complaints, the Complaint Form the Reply Form, and an Example Complaint - Assistance for complainants.

Responses, the Response Form and an Example Response - Assistance for respondents.

Further Submissions - Whilst in principle submissions should be limited to a complaint, a response and a reply, in practice experts often allow additional "non-standard submissions".

Timetable - This table sets out the time limits applying to the parties and to Nominet and the expert in Nominet procedure.

Procedural Flowchart - For those who prefer pictorial representation.

Nominet FAQ - A very useful little FAQ.

Typical Nominet Cases - Nominet classifies domain name disputes into six main categories, giving examples of the way Nominet experts have decided each type of case.

Nominet Mediation - Mediation is built in to the Nominet procedure. This page explains how the process works.

Appeals - Unusually, Nominet has a rarely-used appeals procedure.

Legal Issues - A summary of the legal issues arising out of the Nominet procedure.

Statistics and Charts - A statistical overview of Nominet's caseload.

Third party resources

Lawyers Directory - A directory of UK lawyers including domain name dispute specialists.