Key legal question
Whether the foreign insolvency administrator could sue in Switzerland without prior recognition of the German bankruptcy decree under Art. 166 ff. IPRG.
Extracted holding
No. A foreign insolvency administrator may conduct proceedings in Switzerland only after the foreign bankruptcy decree has been recognized under Art. 166 ff. IPRG.
Extracted reasoning
The claim aimed at realizing assets intended for the foreign estate and thus fell within the territorial effects of insolvency law. Direct litigation would bypass the recognition and ancillary bankruptcy mechanism designed to protect Swiss creditors.