Key legal question
Whether taking on the SUVA mandate violated Art. 12 lit. a BGFA because of the prior confidentiality clause in the settlement
Extracted holding
The confidentiality clause did not bar the lawyer from representing SUVA in the subrogation action, and no violation of Art. 12 lit. a BGFA occurred.
Extracted reasoning
The injured person owed SUVA disclosure for enforcing subrogated claims; the insurer and its lawyer stand in the injured person's position. The clause could not extend to matters the injured party was legally required to disclose, and the mere risk that the lawyer might use prior settlement knowledge was insufficient to forbid the mandate.