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'''Nick Wenban-Smith''' is [[Nominet]]'s General Counsel. In this capacity, he is lead counsel for Nominet and in addition oversees the .UK registry dispute resolution processes and the organisation's internet governance participation. He has been with Nominet since 2007 and has therefore seen a lot of changes in the internet and [[Domain Name|domain name]] sectors. Wenban-Smith is active within CENTR, ccNSO, IGF and the Law Society's Intellectual Property Committee. In his spare time Nick enjoys competitive triathlon related activities.
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'''Nick Wenban-Smith''' is the chair of the [[ccNSO]] [[DNS Abuse Standing Committee]].<ref>[https://static.sched.com/hosted_files/icann76/de/TRANSC_I76CUN_Sat11Mar2023_GAC%20LAC%20Capacity%20Dev%20Workshop%20%282%20of%204%29-en.pdf GAC DNS Abuse SME Panel, ICANN76]</ref> He is also [[Nominet]]'s General Counsel. In this capacity, he is lead counsel for Nominet and in addition, oversees the [[.uk|.UK]] [[registry]] dispute resolution processes and the organization's internet governance participation. He has been with Nominet since 2007 and has therefore seen a lot of changes in the internet and [[Domain Name|domain name]] sectors. Wenban-Smith is a member of the [[CcNSO#ccNSO Council|ccNSO Council]] and is active within [[CENTR]] and [[IGF]] and the Law Society's Intellectual Property Committee. In his spare time, Nick enjoys competitive triathlon-related activities.
 
==Career History==
 
==Career History==
2007 - to date: Nominet UK. Roles held include Senior Legal Counsel, Company Secretary and General Counsel.
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* 2007 - to date: Nominet UK. Roles held include Senior Legal Counsel, Company Secretary, and General Counsel.
2003 - 2007: Company Secretary and General Counsel, Huntswood CTC Limited. Financial services outsourcing company majority owned by private equity investment.
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* 2003 - 2007: Company Secretary and General Counsel, Huntswood CTC Limited. Financial services outsourcing company majority-owned by private equity investment.
1999 - 2003: Director of Legal Services, PowderJect Pharmaceuticals PLC. Oxford University's most successful biotech spinout, sold in 2003 for GPB550 million.
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* 1999 - 2003: Director of Legal Services, PowderJect Pharmaceuticals PLC. Oxford University's most successful biotech spinout, sold in 2003 for GPB550 million.
Variety of private practice roles in London and Reading prior to becoming an in-house counsel.
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* Variety of private practice roles in London and Reading prior to becoming an in-house counsel.
 
 
==ICANN and Internet Governance Participation==
 
  
 
==Education==
 
==Education==
Natural Sciences undergraduate degree from Christ's College, Cambridge Universtity, with specialism in Chermisty and Biochemistry.
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Natural Sciences undergraduate degree from Christ's College, Cambridge University, with a specialism in Chemistry and Biochemistry.
 
 
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==Awards==
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Latest revision as of 16:25, 2 May 2023

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Organization: Nominet UK
Affiliation: ccNSO
Region: Europe
Country: United Kingdom
Email: nick.wenban-smith@nominet.org
ICANNLogo.png Currently a member
of ICANN's ccNSO

Nick Wenban-Smith is the chair of the ccNSO DNS Abuse Standing Committee.[1] He is also Nominet's General Counsel. In this capacity, he is lead counsel for Nominet and in addition, oversees the .UK registry dispute resolution processes and the organization's internet governance participation. He has been with Nominet since 2007 and has therefore seen a lot of changes in the internet and domain name sectors. Wenban-Smith is a member of the ccNSO Council and is active within CENTR and IGF and the Law Society's Intellectual Property Committee. In his spare time, Nick enjoys competitive triathlon-related activities.

Career History

  • 2007 - to date: Nominet UK. Roles held include Senior Legal Counsel, Company Secretary, and General Counsel.
  • 2003 - 2007: Company Secretary and General Counsel, Huntswood CTC Limited. Financial services outsourcing company majority-owned by private equity investment.
  • 1999 - 2003: Director of Legal Services, PowderJect Pharmaceuticals PLC. Oxford University's most successful biotech spinout, sold in 2003 for GPB550 million.
  • Variety of private practice roles in London and Reading prior to becoming an in-house counsel.

Education

Natural Sciences undergraduate degree from Christ's College, Cambridge University, with a specialism in Chemistry and Biochemistry.

References