Questão jurídica principal
Whether the federal appeal was filed within the statutory time limit and in the proper manner.
Decisão extraída
No. The filing was only received by the Swiss Post after the deadline and was first sent to former counsel rather than directly to the Federal Supreme Court.
Fundamentação extraída
The 30-day period ran from 29 October 2010 and expired on 29 November 2010. Delivery to the Belgian post did not suffice; under Art. 48 LTF, the filing had to reach the Federal Supreme Court, Swiss Post, or a Swiss diplomatic/consular mission by the last day.