Question juridique clé
Whether UFT could appeal the CFS decision on admissibility and timeliness of the expropriation claim.
Solution extraite
Yes. The Confederation, as the entity burdened with any compensation duty, was a principal party and had standing under the Expropriation Act; the TAF wrongly denied access to review.
Motifs extraits
The compensation would be owed by the Confederation because no railway undertaking had yet been entrusted with the project. Even if UFT itself lacked general autonomous standing, the Confederation was entitled to appeal, and the filing should have been treated accordingly. The TAF should also have allowed cure of any signature/authorization defect under Art. 52 PA.