Civil Servant Fixed-Term Contract Termination Damages Claim Rejection

A civil servant, employed on a fixed-term contract, sought to claim damages after the administration terminated the contract before its agreed end date, arguing this constituted a breach of the contract's terms. The court rejected the appeal, reasoning that the administration retains the prerogative, inherent in the relationship of public service, to modify the terms of employment or terminate an employment contract, even one for a fixed term, provided such decision is not manifestly arbitrary or tainted by error, and that the termination in this case was justified by a legitimate public interest necessity, thus precluding a claim for breach of contract damages against the employer.