Key legal question
Whether dissolution under Art. 731b OR was proportionate despite the company’s efforts to appoint a new auditor.
Extracted holding
Dissolution was disproportionate because the company had attempted to remedy the defect by electing a new auditor and filing the auditor’s acceptance in original form.
Extracted reasoning
Under Art. 731b OR the measures form a hierarchy; dissolution is ultima ratio and is generally reserved for cases where the company does not react at all. Since the company showed efforts to regularize its organization, the milder measure of appointing the missing auditor had to be considered first.