UNDT/2010/193 | SYSTEM OF ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

UNDT/2010/193, Hepworth

UNAT Held or UNDT Pronouncements

The applicant did not have a legitimate expectancy of renewal. No express promise by the Administration could be found. Had there been one, the letters of appointment signed by the applicant explicitly state that fixed-term appointments do not carry any expectancy of renewal. No promise could override the clear words of the letters of appointment signed subsequently. It cannot be stated that the non-renewal decision was based on improper motives or otherwise constituted an abuse of discretion. The Organization was not bound to give any justification for not extending the applicant’s fixed-term appointment. Since the applicant withdrew his request for management evaluation of the decision to transfer him, that decision can only be considered as a fact which is no longer open to judicial review.

Decision Contested or Judgment Appealed

The Applicant contested the decision not to renew his contract.

Legal Principle(s)

N/A

Outcome

Dismissed on merits

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Full Judgment

Applicants/ Appellants

Hepworth

Entity

UNEP

Case Number(s)

UNDT/GVA/2009/095

Tribunal

UNDT

Registry Location :

Geneva