Key legal question
Whether missing an appeal deadline by miscalculating the deadline violates Art. 12 lit. a BGFA.
Extracted holding
Yes. An attorney must know how to calculate deadlines and whether court vacations apply; failing to verify the law and missing the deadline breaches professional duties.
Extracted reasoning
Keeping appeal deadlines is a central task of counsel. This requires consulting the statute and knowing prevailing doctrine and case law on deadline calculation and court vacations.