Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the respondent met the independence requirement for register entry under Art. 8(1)(d) BGFA
Extrahierter Entscheid
Because the business relationship with the trust company had been terminated, no current obstacle to register entry remained; the appeal was therefore unfounded.
Extrahierte Begründung
The court held that employed lawyers are presumed dependent when they advise clients connected to their employer. That presumption was relevant while the relationship persisted, but it had fallen away by the time of judgment due to the termination of all business ties and the move to separate offices.