Key legal question
Whether the appeal must be entered into despite non-payment of the cost advance and no request for legal aid.
Extracted holding
No. Because the appellant did not pay the CHF 2,000 advance even within the additional deadline and did not apply for legal aid, the Federal Supreme Court could not enter into the appeal.
Extracted reasoning
Under Art. 62(3) BGG, non-payment of the required advance after the deadline allows non-entry in the summary procedure of Art. 108(1)(a) BGG. A cost-advance order does not require an appeal instruction.