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BGE 1 I 6•Refusal to admit professional counsel in district court
BGE 1 I 6Federal Supreme Court Official Reports (BGE) / Band ISep 23, 1875Dismissed
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Sutter, acting for widow Inauen, complained to the Standeskommission that the district court’s refusal to admit a professional advocate constituted denial of justice and violated equality. The Standeskommission replied on 5 June that, in light of the cited statutory provision, it could not require the district court to allow such counsel. The complaint was therefore not successful.
Professional representation; statutory restriction on admission of advocates. Where a cantonal authority refers to an express legal provision limiting the use of professional counsel before a district court, a supervisory complaint alleging denial of justice and inequality fails if the complainant seeks to compel the court to admit such an advocate contrary to that rule.
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Ueber dieses Erkenntniß beschwerte sich nun Hr. Sutter Namens der Wittwe Inauen bei der Standeskommission wegen Rechtsverweigerung und Verletzung der Rechtsgleichheit; allein diese ließ ihm mit Zuschrift vom 5. Juni d.J. anzeigen, daß sie mit Rücksicht auf die mehrerwähnte Gesetzesbestimmung das Bezirksgericht nicht anhalten könne, einen berufsmäßigen Advokaten zuzulassen.
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Whether the district court had to allow a professional advocate to act for the widow Inauen.
The Standeskommission stated it could not compel the district court to admit a professional advocate in view of the cited statutory provision.
The refusal was justified by the specific legislative rule invoked by the authority; on that basis, no intervention against the district court was possible.
Whether the refusal amounted to denial of justice or violation of equality before the law.
The complaint was not upheld.
Because the authority relied on an express statutory restriction on professional advocacy, the alleged denial of justice and inequality were not accepted as a basis for intervention.
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