UNDT/2019/157

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UNAT Held or UNDT Pronouncements

The Applicant did not respond to a case management order. She was therefore no longer interested in the pursuit and outcome of the proceedings which were deemed to have been abandoned. The matter was dismissed for want of prosecution.

Decision Contested or Judgment/Order Appealed

Termination of appointment for poor performance.

Legal Principle(s)

The right to institute and pursue legal proceedings is predicated upon the condition that the person exercising this right has a legitimate interest in initiating and maintaining legal action and that access to the court has to be denied to those who are no longer interested in the proceedings or are no longer in need of judicial remedy.

Outcome

Dismissed for want of prosecution/abandonment

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Full judgment

Applicants/Appellants

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Entity

UNICEF

Case Number(s)

UNDT/NY/2017/107

Tribunal

UNDT

Registry

New York

Date of Judgement

31 Oct 2019

Duty Judge

Judge Adda

Language of Judgment

English

Issuance Type

Judgment

Categories/Subcategories

Termination (of appointment)

Unsatisfactory service

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