2010-��AT-075

��AT Held or ��DT Pronouncements

��AT held that none of the reasons for the delay asserted by the Appellant justified a 17-month late appeal. ��AT held that it would consider only the time issues because the case was so clearly out of time. ��AT held that any alleged error by ��DT in considering the merits was moot. ��AT dismissed the appeal and affirmed the ��DT judgment.

Decision Contested or Judgment/Order Appealed

The Applicant contested the non-renewal of her contract, submitting her appeal 17 months beyond the deadline. ��DT rejected the application on the merits without ruling on the admissibility of her application for reasons of time.

Legal Principle(s)

The judicial economy is usually better served by considering time issues first.

Outcome

Appeal dismissed on merits

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