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The Application being barred by res judicata, this case is dismissed as not receivable ratione materiae.

Mr. Bwalya appealed.

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT found that Mr. Bwalya had not demonstrated that the ±¬ÁÏÍøDT erred in finding that it had been established by clear and convincing evidence that he had committed misconduct by instructing a ±¬ÁÏÍøDP staff member to forge a backdated Memorandum of Understanding between the Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture and the private firm Digata and to make a misrepresentation in a second document, intentionally acting to avoid or deviate from ±¬ÁÏÍøDP¡¯s Financial Regulations, Rules and Procedures through the creation of these documents, and demonstrating favouritism in the award of a...

Mr. Nastase appealed the ±¬ÁÏÍøDT Judgment.

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT affirmed the ±¬ÁÏÍøDT's finding that it had not been established by evidence that the administrative decision to close his complaint was actuated by bias against him and was therefore unlawful.

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT dismissed Mr. Nastase's contention that the ±¬ÁÏÍøDT erred in finding that the fact that in 2019, Mr. Nastase had filed a complaint against the CIOS alleging misconduct was unrelated to his performance issues. The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT found that because these events were not part of his complaint of harassment and abuse of authority in relation to his performance...

As a preliminary matter, the ±¬ÁÏÍøAT granted AAM¡¯s request for anonymity. Considering that the Judgment set out medical details regarding AAM, the ±¬ÁÏÍøAT found it necessary to protect his confidential information.

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT found that there were four issues for adjudication on appeal: 1) whether AAM¡¯s appeal was moot/premature in light of a pending medical determination; 2) whether the ±¬ÁÏÍøDT erred in finding that the Controller had the delegated authority to deny AAM¡¯s claim for compensation under Appendix D; 3) whether the ±¬ÁÏÍøDT erred in finding that the decision of the Controller was reasonable...

The Secretary-General appealed.

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT found that the ±¬ÁÏÍøDT erred in law and fact and reached a manifestly unreasonable decision by concluding that Mr. Hossain had proved on a balance of probabilities that the administrative decision not to renew his fixed-term appointment had been motivated by improper motives and he had been discriminated against. The reasons proffered by the Administration for not renewing Mr. Hossain¡¯s fixed-term appointment, namely the abolition of his post in the context of a reorganization exercise, were valid reasons.

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT further held that contrary to what Mr...

There is sufficient documentary evidence on record showing that the Applicant was properly made aware of the performance shortcomings he needed to address and improve. He was placed on a PIP that was structured and designed specifically for him, and he was provided with adequate support and guidance to improve.

Having identified, documented, and addressed the Applicant¡¯s performance shortcomings through the applicable rules, the decision not to renew his FTA based on unsatisfactory service, taken after the Applicant was found not to have improved his performance despite being given the...

Ms. Larriera filed an appeal.

±¬ÁÏÍøAT first examined whether Ms. Larriera was entitled to file a claim under Appendix D. ±¬ÁÏÍøAT found that ¨C unlike the Pension case - for the purpose of the Staff Regulations and Rules, the law of Brazil, Mr. M¡¯s national state, was to be the law determining his marital or domestic partnership status as at the date of his death for Appendix D purposes. That status, as determined subsequently by a Brazilian court of competent jurisdiction, was that Mr. M and Ms. Larriera were, as at the date of his death (and despite his still extant French marriage to Ms. M) in...

The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT reviewed the submission of the Secretary-General that Ms. Lekoetje had already repaid the amounts due to the Organization when she separated from service. The ±¬ÁÏÍøAT acknowledged that Ms. Lekoetje agreed with the Secretary-General¡¯s position, and confirmed that USD 20,987.91 had already been deducted from her final entitlements.

Accordingly, the ±¬ÁÏÍøAT accepted this position, and interpreted Judgment No. 2022-±¬ÁÏÍøAT-1227 as requiring a payment by the Organization to Ms. Lekoetje of a sum equal to one year¡¯s net base salary, but without any further deductions.

The decisive fact relied on by the Secretary-General to justify a revision of the ±¬ÁÏÍøAT judgment is said to be that Mr. Russo-Got inserted false information in his candidature regarding his alleged experience with NATO. The Secretary-General submits that he first became aware of this fact formally when it was made known to ±¬ÁÏÍøOPS after the issuance of the ±¬ÁÏÍøAT judgment.

±¬ÁÏÍøAT held that the facts advanced by the Secretary-General, namely the allegedly false information Mr. Russo-Got had inserted in his candidature, could not be decisive of the Secretary-General¡¯s case and enable him to now...

±¬ÁÏÍøAT considered an appeal by the Secretary-General against Judgment No. ±¬ÁÏÍøDT/2021/032. It also considered a cross-appeal by Ms. Hilaire-Madsen claiming that the ±¬ÁÏÍøDT should have rescinded the Administration¡¯s non-renewal decision and awarded her alternative compensation as well as compensation for moral damages.

As regards the lawfulness of the non-renewal decision, ±¬ÁÏÍøAT held that under the specific circumstances, at the material time of the contested non-renewal decision at the end of December 2018, from the point of view of a fair-minded objective observer, with the information available at...