The Union Court

The court of the Union. It upholds the Charter, reviews decisions that affect members, settles disputes about Union matters and offers arbitration to anyone who chooses it.

Bring a case

File online, in writing, from your account

Set out your claim, attach your evidence as images, and pay the filing fee of 0.005 BTC. The other side responds free of charge within 120 days, and the Court decides in writing.

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A valid Digital Passport is needed to bring a case.

Disputes

Between members, or with a Digital Company, about Union matters or an agreement between them.

File a dispute

Protection claims

Claims against a protected company. Awards are deducted from its Protection Deposit and paid by the Union Treasury.

About Protection Deposits

Review of decisions

Refusals, suspensions, revoked documents and struck-off companies.

Ask for a review

Charter review

Whether any act, decree, rule or decision of the Union complies with the Charter.

Ask for a Charter review

Arbitration

For any parties, members or not, who agree in writing to bring their dispute to the Court.

Model clause

Fees

0.005 BTC to file a case, paid by the party bringing it. Responding costs nothing.

All fees

How a case works

1
Petition
For a case against the Union, raise the matter first in a support ticket and allow a reasonable time for a reply.
2
Apply
Set out the parties, what is in dispute, what you ask the Court to decide and your evidence.
3
Hearing
Each party sees the case and responds in writing, with images as evidence. The Court may ask either side for more.
4
Decision
A reasoned decision in writing, signed by the Union, usually within 60 days.

Proceedings are private, in English and online. Rulings are published in the statute book without the parties' personal details. Applications to review a decision are brought within 90 days.

Model arbitration clause

Parties who want the Court to decide their disputes can include this clause in their agreement:

Any dispute arising out of or in connection with this agreement shall be finally resolved by arbitration by the Union Court of the United Human Digital Union under the Court and Arbitration Act 2026.

An award binds the parties as a matter of their agreement and is given effect within the Union. Whether it can be enforced outside the Union depends on the law where enforcement is sought.

The Founding Council sits as the Union Court. Members file cases from the Union Court tab of their account, for a filing fee of 0.005 BTC. Respondents reply free of charge.

The Court's organisation and procedure are set out in the Court and Arbitration Act 2026 and Article 8 of the Charter.