CELEX: 62009TA0149
Language: en
Date: 2011-03-24 00:00:00
Title: Case T-149/09: Judgment of the General Court of 24 March 2011 — Dover v Parliament (Rules governing the payment of expenses and allowances to Members of the European Parliament — Review of the use of allowances — Parliamentary assistance allowance — Justification of expenditure — Recovery of undue payments)

14.5.2011   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 145/25
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 24 March 2011 — Dover v Parliament
   (Case T-149/09) (1)
   
   (Rules governing the payment of expenses and allowances to Members of the European Parliament - Review of the use of allowances - Parliamentary assistance allowance - Justification of expenditure - Recovery of undue payments)
   2011/C 145/41
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Densmore Ronald Dover (Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, United Kindgom) (represented by: D. Vaughan QC, M. Lester, Barrister, and M. French, Solicitor)
   
      Defendant: European Parliament (represented by: H. Krück, D. Moore and M. Windisch, Agents)
   
      Re:
   
   Application for annulment of Decision D(2009) 4639 of the Secretary-General of the European Parliament of 29 January 2009 concerning the recovery of sums paid to the applicant by way of parliamentary allowances.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Annuls Decision D(2009) 4639 of the Secretary-General of the European Parliament of 29 January 2009 as regards the recovery of the sum of GBP 193 001;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Dismisses the action as to the remainder;
            
         
               3.
            
            
               Orders the Parliament and Mr Densmore Ronald Dover each to bear their own costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 141, 20.6.2009.