About Us
We specialised in dispute resolution, intellectual property, Internet, and e-commerce.
History of ADNDRC
ADNDRC was jointly established by the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) and the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) in 2002. It was established as a charitable institution in Hong Kong and remains today the same status.
Since the inception of ADNDRC, CIETAC and HKIAC have been operating respectively as the Beijing Office and Hong Kong Office of the ADNDRC, providing domain name dispute resolution services under the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP).
In 2006, the Korean Internet Address Dispute Resolution Committee (KIDRC) joined the ADNDRC and started to operate as the Seoul Office.
In 2009, the ADNDRC announced the opening of its Kuala Lumpur Office operated by the Asian International Arbitration centre (AIAC).
As of March 2021, the Hong Kong office (HKIAC) operates the Secretariat of the ADNDRC. The Kuala Lumpur Office (AIAC) was the Secretariat of the ADNDRC from 2018 – February 2021.
Our Services
As a dispute resolution service provider accredited by ICANN, the Centre administers domain name dispute resolution proceedings through its four offices not only under the UDRP, but also under the following ICANN policies:-
- Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS)
- Trademark Post Delegation Dispute Resolution Procedure (TM-PDDRP)
- Registrar Transfer Dispute Resolution Policy (TDRP)
- Sunrise Dispute Resolution Policy (SDRP)
- Charter Eligibility Dispute Resolution Policy (CEDRP)
ADNDRC is also a Dispute-Resolution Service Provider approved by the OP3FT to resolve disputes concerning Frogans addresses. The dispute policy for Frogans Addresses (UDRP-F) is based on the UDRP.
The Four Operating Offices
HKIAC is an independent non-profit organization established in 1985 to assist disputing parties to solve disputes by arbitration and by other means of alternate dispute resolution.
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The Korea Internet Address Dispute Resolution Committee (KIDRC) was established in accordance with the Article 16 of the Act on Internet Address Resources (enacted on January 20, 2004), with the aim to prevent Cyber-squatting in Internet Address and use of Internet Address in bad faith.
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CIETAC is the leading international commercial arbitration institution in China, with its headquarters in Beijing. It was originally established in April 1956 within the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade.
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The Asian International Arbitration centre (AIAC) is a non-profit non-governmental international arbitral institution which was established in 1978 under the auspices of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organisation (AALCO).
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ADNDRC is governed by a Council composed of leading professionals who are specialised in dispute resolution, intellectual property, Internet, and e-commerce.
Under the ADNDRC Council, there are three committees, namely, the Panel Selection Committee, the Business Development Committee and the Standard and Practices Committee.
The ADNDRC Secretariat is responsible for the administration of ADNDRC, which includes providing support to the Council and its sub-committees and liaising with the relevant organisations and other stakeholders. The Secretariat is headed by the Secretary-General, Kiran Sanghera (Special Counsel at HKIAC) who will report to the Chairperson and the Council.
The current Chairperson of the ADNDRC is Mr Wang Chengjie.
The present Council Members of the ADNDRC are as follows:
| Name | Position at ADNDRC | ADNDRC Office |
| Dr. Christopher To | Council Member | Hong Kong |
| Mr. Dennis Cai | Council Member | Hong Kong |
| Ms. Sarah Grimmer | Council Member | Hong Kong |
| Ms. Kirti Ladharam | Council Member | Hong Kong |
| Mr. Daehee Lee | Council Member | Seoul |
| Mr. Yune Gie Sung | Council Member | Seoul |
| Mr. Wang Chengjie | Chairperson | Beijing |
| Mr. Gu Yan | Council Member | Beijing |
| Dr. Yang Fan | Council Member | Beijing |
| Ms.Michelle Sunita Kummar | Council Member | Kuala Lumpur |
| Ms. Sabrina Sharin | Council Member | Kuala Lumpur |
| Ms. Kiran Sanghera | Ex-officio Member (Secretary General) | Hong Kong |
There are presently three committees in the ADNDRC – the Panel Selection Committee, the Business Development Committee and the Standards and Practice Committee. Each committee comprises of a representative from each of the ADNDRC offices as indicated below.
Panel Selection Committee
Ms. Sabrina Sharin (Chair)
Ms. Sarah Grimmer
Ms. Yahan Lu
Dr. Christopher To
Business Development Committee
Ms. Kirti Ladharam (Chair)
Ms. Yahan Lu
Mr. Ho-Hyun Nahm
Mr. Bryan Anthony Richard
Mr. Paddy Tam
Mr. Yune Gie Sung
Standards and Practice Committee
Ms. Yang Fan (Chair)
Mr. Dennis Cai
Ms. Seongok Jun
Ms. Kiran Sanghera
Mr. Imran Shah