Question juridique clé
Whether the objection period against the summary penalty order should be restored after erroneous legal advice and a mistaken view of the applicable penalty regime
Solution extraite
The period had to be restored because the lower courts relied on an incorrect legal view: a custodial sentence could not validly be imposed under the applicable ANAG provision, and the appellant had been misled about the prospects of an objection.
Motifs extraits
Restoration is possible when a deadline was missed against the party's will. If counsel's incorrect advice causes the party to forgo a remedy under a substantial mistake, restoration must remain available. The court held that Art. 41 StGB was not applicable to the ANAG in the way assumed below, so the conversion to imprisonment lacked a legal basis.