A/RES/74/258 Administration of justice at the United Nations individual contractors, including but not limited to drawing on more cost -effective features of the expedited arbitration procedures for consulta nts and individual contractors; 22. Also requests the Secretary-General to prepare, with a view to informing the discussion at the seventy-fifth session of the General Assembly, an overview on the functioning of the pilot project to offer access to informal dispute -resolution services to non-staff personnel up to the time of reporting, including on the nature of conflicts, average length of time spent on cases, rate of resolution and disag gregated data on each category of non-staff personnel, and the results of the pilot project on resolving disputes with respect for the principles of the Office of the United Nations Ombudsman and Mediation Services; III Formal system 23. Recognizes the ongoing positive contribution of the Office of Staff Legal Assistance to the system of administration of justice; 24. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to ensure the accountability of managers whose decisions have been established to be grossly negligent, according to the applicable Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations, 8 and which have led to litigation and subsequent financial loss, and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its seventy-fifth session; 25. Commends the Secretary-General for the creation of the toolkits for selfrepresented applicants, encourages the Secretary-General to continue to provide assistance to self-represented applicants and enhance their understanding and ability to utilize the system and mitigate efficiency concerns, and in this regard requests the Secretary-General to continue to monitor the issue of self-representation and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its seventy-fifth session; 26. Notes with concern the dual presidency of the Dispute Tribunal and its impact on case disposal, stresses that the Dispute Tribunal is an independent judiciary, which is expected to manage its affairs in accordance with its statute, rules of procedure and code of conduct, and requests the Secretary-General to examine recommendations 11, 12 and 13 contained in the report of the Internal Justice Council, with a view to improving the accountability of the Tribunal, for consideration during the seventy-fifth session of the General Assembly; 27. Welcomes recommendation 9 on judicial efficiency and accountability contained in the report of the Internal Justice Council, and urges the Dispute Tribunal and the Appeals Tribunal to review and amend their respective rules of procedure subject to the approval of the General Assembly, with a view to streamlining and harmonizing their approach to case management, including by ensuring that the first judicial action in a case is taken no later than 90 days from the date on which an application is filed; 28. Notes the large number of pending cases and of ageing cases at the Dispute Tribunal, acknowledges the efforts made by the Dispute Tribunal and the Principal Registrar of the Dispute Tribunal and the Appeals Tribunal to develop and implement a case disposal plan, as requested in its resolution 73/276, and the reduction in the number of cases pending in 2019, and requests the Secretary-General to continue to report on the implementation of the case disposal plan at its seventy-fifth session; 29. Requests the Secretary-General to invite the Internal Justice Council to provide its views on the implementation of the system of administration of justice, __________________ 8 4/6 ST/SGB/2018/1. 19-22724