2026-UNAT-1616, ABL
The UNAT held that the former staff member committed sexual harassment towards the Complainant by: i) entering her accommodation without invitation, hugging, kissing, and licking her forehead without her consent, reclining her on her bed to lie next to him, and refusing to leave when asked; and ii) telling her the following day that she had been unable to sleep because she had been thinking of him.
The UNAT found that the UNDT had provided a clear and reasoned analysis of the witnesses’ credibility.It concluded that the UNDT’s determination that certain discrepancies in the Complainant’s...
2026-UNAT-1617, ABF
The UNAT held that the issues on appeal were whether the UNDT had clearly exceeded its jurisdiction or competence in issuing the impugned interlocutory case?management orders, and whether any alleged procedural errors were effectively irremediable by a final judgment or manifestly unreasonable so as to justify interlocutory review. It recalled that appeals against interlocutory orders are receivable only in rare and exceptional circumstances, and that matters relating to evidence, procedure, and trial conduct fall within the UNDT’s broad case?management discretion.
The UNAT found that the UNDT...