Question juridique clé
Whether a bank transfer order given on the last day of the deadline makes an advance fee timely under Vaud civil procedure.
Solution extraite
No. When the payment order is given directly to a bank, the party must ensure that the amount is credited to the recipient's account by the end of the deadline.
Motifs extraits
The cantonal court's distinction between bank transfers and postal orders was not arbitrary. Its interpretation matched long-standing Federal Court case law on the analogous federal rule, which does not equate a bank transfer order with a postal transfer order.