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±¬ÁÏÍøAT considered an appeal by Mr Ovcharenko et al. and a cross-appeal by the Secretary-General. On the request of Mr Ovcharenko et al. for an oral hearing before the full bench of ±¬ÁÏÍøAT, ±¬ÁÏÍøAT held that the parties had no standing to request that the case be decided by a full bench and, accordingly, denied the request. ±¬ÁÏÍøAT held that ±¬ÁÏÍøDT was correct when it examined the merits of the application and concluded that the administrative decision was lawful. ±¬ÁÏÍøAT held that the Secretary-General had to comply with the General Assembly decision 67/551 of 24 December 2012 and the ensuing enactment of...

±¬ÁÏÍøAT held that the Appellant did not meet her burden of proving that ±¬ÁÏÍøDT clearly exceeded its jurisdiction or competence when it reassigned the cases. ±¬ÁÏÍøAT held that the ±¬ÁÏÍøDT decision on assignment and reassignment of judges are matters of case management and the fair and efficient functioning of the tribunal¡¯s processes and within the ±¬ÁÏÍøDT¡¯s jurisdiction. ±¬ÁÏÍøAT held that there had been no removal or replacement of Judge Downing, but rather that his term had expired. ±¬ÁÏÍøAT held that ±¬ÁÏÍøDT did not clearly exceed its jurisdiction and the appeals were not receivable. ±¬ÁÏÍøAT also noted that it does...