Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the deadline for the cantonal administrative appeal should be restored after late filing caused by counsel's mistake.
Decisione estratta
No restoration was justified because the late filing resulted from a fault of the former legal representative, not from an excusable impediment of the appellant.
Motivazione estratta
Deadline restoration requires an involuntary hindrance. The court held that a lawyer's error in an immigration administrative case does not justify extending jurisprudence developed for mandatory criminal defence or treating all legal-aid situations alike.