.LAW Domain Names
Registry
Origin
International
Creation date
June, 2015
Description
.LAW is a generic extension intended for use by legal professionals (provider of legal services or licensed lawyers)
Whois
see link
.LAW domains at Gandi.net
Accreditation: Gandi has been accredited by Minds & Machines since June 2015Price: see the .LAW price list
Corresponding Gandi contract: https://www.gandi.net/contracts
Terms and Conditions
Assigning: .LAW is restricted to licensed lawyers or law firms, all initial applications and renewals will be examined to verify that the registrant's license is current To be eligibile for a name as a law firm the firm must provide legal services and a partner or equivalent must be a licensed lawyer. Other professionals such as paralegals or researchers will not qualify for a .LAW.During General Availability, You must provide the following information when You apply for a registration:
-the accreditation Id of the Lawyer
-the accreditation body
-the accreditation year
-the country code of the jurisdiction
-the lawyer jurisdiction State/ Province (optional)
The applicant/registrant must be a qualified lawyer not a lawfirm or domain administrator or IT personal.
Syntax: from 3 to 63 alphanumeric characters or a hyphen (excluding in the first and last place and third and fourth place) for the registration of domain names of 2 characters please contact our support team
IDN (accented domain names): yes, French, German and Spanish scripts are supported
Registration period: 1 to 10 years during general availability, 1 year during Sunrise period
Third-level domains: no
Procedures
Renewal: domains are deactivated upon expiration. It is possible to renew up to 45 days following the expiration dateDisputes: URS and UDRP A challenge procedure will be available in the case of disbarment or other even that causes a current registrant to no longer qualify for a .LAW domain name.
Transfer (change of Registrar): the process is started on the new registrar's interface with an auth code. Ensure that your domain does not have a TransferProhibited status, is older than 60 days and has not been transferred in the last 60 days. The effective transfer depends on your validation (by email) and renews the domain name for one year
Change of Ownership: available on our interface, the current procedure consists in email confirmation by both former and new domain name owner. The expiration date is unchanged
Deletion process: quarantine of 30 days, see this table
| Registration period | 10 years max. | Register a .law |
|---|---|---|
| Renewal period | 9 years max. | Renew a .law |
| Late renewal period (domain suspended) | 45 days | |
| Restoration period | 30 days | Restore a .law |
| Period before release (Pending Delete) | 5 days | |
| Minimum period before a transfer | 60 days | Transfer a .law |
Prices include Gandi's full range of services.
If you manage a larger portfolio of domain names, B to E rates are available with a discount of up to 50%.
| Registration price/year | 1 to 10 years | $119.59 |
|---|---|---|
| Renew price/year | 1 to 9 years | $119.59 |
| Transfer | - | $109.51 |
| Owner change | - | Free |
| Restore (more info) | 1 year | $169.60 |
