Key legal question
Whether the federal appeal was filed in time despite the Ascension holiday.
Extracted holding
Yes. The filing deadline was extended by one day because 17 May 2007 was a public holiday, so the appeal lodged on 18 May 2007 was timely.
Extracted reasoning
Under Art. 45 para. 1 LTF, a deadline ending on a public holiday is extended to the next working day; therefore the 31st day was still timely.