Baroness Penelope Cat of Nash DCB, who is listed as the owner of mymorganstanleyplatinum.com and was given some assistance in the case by Michael Woods, lost control of the domain to Morgan Stanley.
A key part of the case rested on whether or not Baroness Penelope was truly the owner of the domain… "Respondent maintains that it is a cat, that is, a well-known carnivorous quadruped which has long been domesticated," summarised Richard Hill. "However, it is equally well-known that the common cat, whose scientific name is Felis domesticus, cannot speak or read or write."
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Baroness Penelope argued in its submission that "the registration information is not false; there are an immense number of Domain Names registered by non human beings".
That seems, IANAL, to be pretty clear as to who registered the domain. But as far as why Morgan Stanley brought the case, the name itself should make that clear.