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The lecture touched on the impact of domain name arbitration and the developments in this area of arbitration. The Hon Neil Brown delved into some unique examples present in the dispute resolution process and how this system has been adopted in the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) landscape.

About the speaker: The Hon Neil Brown QC is a Queens Counsel in Melbourne, Australia and has had a long and distinguished career in government and the law since 1964. He was a Minister in the Federal Government in Australia in charge of portfolios in the Attorney-General’s Communications and Employment and Youth Affairs.

In the legal industry, he has appeared in every jurisdiction in Australia and has had experience in commercial, intellectual property, town planning and taxation matters. He is a qualified arbitrator and mediator practicing in international and domestic matters in the commercial, communication, intellectual property and governmental fields. He is also a leading arbitrator and adviser on internet domain name disputes. Mr. Brown is also the President of the Australian Institute for Commercial Arbitration and the founder and editor of www.domaintimes.info.

This lecture explores the question of whether there are universally accepted principles of construction law, a lex constructionis, or whether it is trumped in every jurisdiction by local laws that differ from international norms.