Questão jurídica principal
Whether the public-law appeal could be examined despite no advance payment of costs within the set deadline.
Decisão extraída
No. Because the requested advance payment was not made in time, the appeal could not be examined on the merits.
Fundamentação extraída
The appellant failed to pay the CHF 1,000 advance for anticipated costs after the rejection of legal aid; under OG Article 150(4), the court could not proceed.