Key legal question
Whether the administrative law appeal was filed within the statutory time limit despite irregular service of the cantonal judgment.
Extracted holding
The appeal period started when the appellant actually received the judgment; the appeal filed on 9 November 2006 was late.
Extracted reasoning
An irregular notification causes no prejudice only if it nonetheless achieves its purpose. Here, the appellant acknowledged receiving the judgment on 4 October 2006, so the 30-day deadline ran from 5 October 2006 and expired on 3 November 2006.