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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Fair questions from Greg, good information pointed to by Bernie – I think we might pose the questions in the nature of “just to confirm …” when we ask Sidley to start rewriting
rules in light of our work. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">I assume we are ok on arbitration questions since both Sidley and Adler knew that was our goal, enforceable decisions. But good to check, especially on whether any of the new
rules inadvertently takes us outside that scope. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">David<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> iot-bounces@icann.org [mailto:iot-bounces@icann.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Bernard Turcotte<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 26, 2017 1:36 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Greg Shatan <gregshatanipc@gmail.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b> iot@icann.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL] Re: [IOT] Confirming that IRP Qualifies as an Arbitration that can be enforced by Courts<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Greg,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I hope the following is useful wrt your questions - From the ICANN Bylaws we have:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Section 4.3. INDEPENDENT REVIEW PROCESS FOR COVERED ACTIONS<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">(f) ICANN hereby waives any defenses that may be afforded under Section 5141<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">of the California Corporations Code (“CCC”) against any Claimant, and shall<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">not object to the standing of any such Claimant to participate in or to compel<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">an IRP, or to enforce an IRP decision on the basis that such Claimant may<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">not otherwise be able to assert that a Covered Action is ultra vires.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">(x) The IRP is intended as a final, binding arbitration process.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">(i) IRP Panel decisions are binding final decisions to the extent allowed<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">by law unless timely and properly appealed to the en banc Standing<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">the extent allowed by law.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">(ii) IRP Panel decisions and decisions of an en banc Standing Panel upon<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">an appeal are intended to be enforceable in any court with jurisdiction<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">over ICANN without a de novo review of the decision of the IRP Panel<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">or en banc Standing Panel, as applicable, with respect to factual<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">B.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Fri, May 26, 2017 at 12:25 PM, Greg Shatan <<a href="mailto:gregshatanipc@gmail.com" target="_blank">gregshatanipc@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">All,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">This is the question I was going to raise on the last call, but we ran out of time.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">This question may already have been answered, but I think it is important to confirm that the "new and improved" IRP can be enforced in courts. This is a critical feature of the Accountability
mechanisms. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The old IRP was not capable of being enforced, because it was not binding (one of several defenses against enforcement of an arbitral award); there may have been other reasons, but I don't
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The new IRP is binding, so that issue is resolved. However, I don't recall whether we got an opinion (from Jones Day, Sidley or Adler & Colvin) that the IRP now meets all criteria for enforceability
under applicable laws (at a minimum the Cal Arbitration Act, the Fed Arb Act, and the 2-3 leading international Conventions relating to arbitral awards). This would include affirming that the common defenses would not be available (recalling that "non-binding
nature" is a defense to be raised by the party not enforcing the award, rather than a requirement placed on the filing party).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">If we have an opinion (formal or otherwise) of counsel and someone could point me to it that would be great.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Lastly, we need to have counsel confirm that our rules do not inadvertently remove the IRP from enforceability or provide defenses that the non-enforcing party can raise.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#888888">Greg<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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