Fraud, misrepresentation and false certification
Discretionary authority
Discrimination and other improper motives
Proportionality of sanction
Admissibility of evidence
Disciplinary matters / misconduct
Procedure (first instance and UNAT)
The UNAT found no error in the UNDT’s reliance on the communication between the staff member and her attorney when it established that she had submitted false information in her claims for reimbursement for medical expenses. The UNAT noted that her attorney had voluntarily submitted the privileged document as an attachment to her application. The UNAT observed that she had not imposed any limitations or reservations on the UNDT’s use of the document and had referred to it on multiple occasions in the course of the proceedings. The UNAT agreed that she had waived her right to confidentiality...