Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the court advance was paid within the deadline despite the payment order naming only PostFinance as recipient.
Decisione estratta
No. The advance was not timely paid because the payment instructions did not credit the Federal Administrative Court or the court account as required.
Motivazione estratta
The appellant had been clearly informed that the amount had to be paid to the court treasury and that timely payment required delivery to the Swiss Post or debit to a Swiss post or bank account within the deadline. A transfer naming only PostFinance could not be treated as payment to the court. Any misleading advice from the foreign post bank would not excuse the appellant.