Jurisdiction / receivability (UNDT or first instance)
Subject matter (ratione materiae)
Procedure (first instance and UNAT)
Oral hearings
As a preliminary matter, the UNAT dismissed Mr. Qassem’s request for an oral hearing. The UNAT found that the factual and legal issues arising from the appeal had been clearly defined by the parties and moreover, an oral hearing would not “assist in the expeditious and fair disposal of the caseâ€.
The UNAT found that since Mr. Qassem’s fixed-term appointment was extended beyond 31 March 2020, with no effect given to the initial administrative decision not to renew his employment beyond this date, the UNDT did not err in finding that the application was moot since the administrative decision...