Key legal question
Whether the Federal Administrative Court rightly declared the appeal inadmissible because the advance of costs was not paid on time.
Extracted holding
Yes. The appeal was correctly declared inadmissible due to non-payment of the advance of costs within the set deadline.
Extracted reasoning
Under the applicable procedural rules, non-payment of the advance of costs leads to inadmissibility. The appellant admitted the payment was not made. His reliance on his former lawyer's alleged negligence does not help, because a represented party bears responsibility for the conduct of its counsel, including negligence.