Question juridique clé
Whether the federal reform appeal should be stayed because X. SA's liquidator died during the proceedings.
Solution extraite
No stay was warranted; the death of the liquidator had no effect on the pending federal proceedings, and the issue concerning the deceased could not be reviewed in reform proceedings.
Motifs extraits
The respondent remained a party despite the liquidator's death. As to the deceased, the only issue was a disciplinary fine under cantonal procedure, which was not challenged in public-law appeal and could not be reviewed in reform because it concerned cantonal law.