Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the complainants were entitled to bring a public law appeal against the refusal to open disciplinary proceedings against an attorney.
Extrahierter Entscheid
No. A disciplinary proceeding serves the public interest in proper professional conduct, not the individual interests of the complainants; they therefore lacked a legally protected interest and standing.
Extrahierte Begründung
Under Art. 89(1)(b)-(c) BGG, an appellant must be specially affected and have a protected interest. In attorney discipline, a complainant generally has no personal legal interest in the opening of proceedings, and the appellants also had no party status in the cantonal procedure.