Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the federal appeals could be joined and whether the appeal route was properly exhausted in Zurich legal-opening proceedings.
Decisione estratta
The two federal proceedings were joined. Direct appeal against the first-instance decision was inadmissible in principle, but the appellant was not penalized for failing to challenge it in the appeal against the cantonal decision because the procedural clarification came only later.
Motivazione estratta
The court applied the newly clarified Zurich practice on legal-opening remedies and, for reasons of good faith, allowed review in this transitional situation.