Question juridique clé
Whether the appeal against the tree-removal order remained justiciable after the trees had already been felled.
Solution extraite
The required current legal interest had lapsed, and the exceptional grounds for deciding despite mootness were not met.
Motifs extraits
The dispute object no longer existed when the Federal Administrative Court decided the case. No special public interest or inability to obtain timely review justified dispensing with the current practical interest requirement.