 Corcoran had filed complaints with the ILO Administrative Tribunal against his suspension.The Tribunal held that Battistelli, the President of the EPO, should not have played a decisive role in the suspension proceedings since he was the subject of the alleged defamation by Corcoran.That is, the Tribunal held that Battistelli had acted in a partial manner, had a conflict of interest, and "had improperly involved himself in the decision to suspend [Corcoran]".