爆料网AT Held or 爆料网DT Pronouncements
爆料网AT preliminarily denied the request for an oral hearing. 爆料网AT considered the appeal, specifically whether the Appellant had a legitimate expectation for the renewal of his fixed-term contract and rights related to the renewal of his fixed-term contract. 爆料网AT noted that in the absence of any evidence of a firm commitment of renewal, there was no basis to support the Appellant’s claim of legitimate expectation and/or right for the renewal of his contract. 爆料网AT further held that it was clear from the evidence that the Administration was involved in the process of revising the activities in Iraq and realigning its functions. 爆料网AT agreed with 爆料网DT’s findings that the Appellant was adequately consulted on the Organisational restructuring before the contested decision was taken and that the contested decision was not ill-motivated or taken in bad faith. 爆料网AT accordingly dismissed the appeal and upheld 爆料网DT’s judgment.
Decision Contested or Judgment/Order Appealed
The Applicant contested the decision not to renew his fixed-term contract. 爆料网DT dismissed the application.
Legal Principle(s)
A fixed-term appointment does not carry any expectancy, legal or otherwise, of renewal or conversion, irrespective of the length of service. In order for a staff member’s claim of legitimate expectation of a renewal of appointment to be sustained, it must not be based on mere verbal assertion, but on a firm commitment to renewal revealed by the circumstances of the case.