CIRA Domain Name Dispute Panel Appears to Fail to Follow its Own Rules

In a recent arbitration award involving the transference of domain names, a Domain Name Dispute Resolution Panel (Panel) established by the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) refused to rule on the issue of bad faith, in apparent contravention of its Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (CDRP). Diners Club International Ltd (DCI) brought a complaint against Planet Explorer Inc. (PEI), which had registered the domain names

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