About the Czech Arbitration Court
The Prague-based Arbitration Court attached to the Economic Chamber of the Czech Republic and Agricultural Chamber of the Czech Republic (the “Czech Arbitration Court”) is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1949. The Czech Arbitration Court was appointed by EURid on 12 April 2005 to provide alternative dispute resolution (ADR) for .eu domain name disputes. You can find more information about the Czech Arbitration Court at www.arbcourt.cz.
Advisory Board
On 1 January 2007, the Czech Arbitration Court established the Advisory Board of its .eu ADR Center, an informal consultative group of experts whose efforts and professional activities have proven their skill and special knowledge in .eu related issues.
The purpose of the Advisory Board is to assist the Czech Arbitration Court through discussions and comments focusing mainly on the following areas:
- Policy issues (such as suggested topics for consultation among Panelists, and topics for public consultation);
- Strategy issues (forward-looking developments for the ADR Center);
- General feedback regarding the operation and function of the Court team.
The Advisory Board is composed of 6 members; all experts from the field of domain-name arbitration.
Dietrich Beier- Bardehle Pagenberg Dost Altenburg Geissler , Munich, Germany - Partner
Matthew Harris- Norton Rose, London, UK- Partner
Zbynek Loebl- Central European Advisory Group, Prague, Czech Republic - Partner
David Taylor- Lovells, Paris, France - Partner
Jean-Christophe Vignes- EuroDNS SA, Leudelange, Luxembourg - General Counsel
Nick Wood- Com Laude, London, UK - Managing director