Key legal question
Whether the appeal was filed within the statutory time limit after edictal service by publication
Extracted holding
No. The deadline started with publication in the Federal Gazette on 2012-09-11, and the appeal of 2012-11-24 was late.
Extracted reasoning
The appellant did not designate a Swiss address for service despite being asked to do so. Publication in the Federal Gazette therefore constituted valid service, and the 30-day appeal period under the BGG had expired long before the filing date.