Question juridique clé
Whether the bank had process standing and valid representation after FINMA opened bankruptcy
Solution extraite
No. After bankruptcy opening, only the bankruptcy estate through FINMA/the bankruptcy administration could decide and pursue the claim; the bank's organs and counsel lacked authority.
Motifs extraits
The claim for recovery of allegedly excessive fees belonged to the bankruptcy estate under Art. 197 SchKG. Bankruptcy extinguished the bank's power to dispose of and litigate over estate assets. A company organ could not revive standing by granting a power of attorney, and the FINMA expressly refused ratification.