Well, yet another request for legal aid … – but, wait: Granted!
…the same matter. At that time, a request for recusal of Dr. Dieter BRÄNDLE had been dismissed. Moreover, the request for legal aid had also been dismissed — but only…
Requests for legal aid and recusal of the President of the FPC dismissed
…with a request for legal aid (Art. 117 ff CPC). Moreover, he requested that both permanent judges, Dr. Dieter BRÄNDLE and Dr. Tobias BREMI, were to recuse. The plaintiff’s rationale…
Lack of financial resources not established, request for legal aid dismissed
…to a request of one of the defendants for legal aid. In general, a person is entitled for legal aid under two preconditions (Art. 117 CPC): he or she does…
The final curtain for the complaint re heavy vehicle charges?
…the heavy vehicle charges. In brief, the plaintiff had been granted legal aid for preparing and filing an infringement complaint. After the first exchange of briefs, the judge-rapporteur had prepared…
Everybody can sue everybody for everything (or at least try to do so)
…131 III 70 for guidance with respect to the proper wording of requests for injunctive relief. The plaintiff also desired legal aid according to Art. 117 ff CPC. The President…
Doomed to live forever?
…Court), with no apparent progress on the merits. With kind permission of Periscope Film LLC under a CC BY-SA 3.0 license The plaintiff had been granted legal aid for his…
The Federal Patent Court’s Annual Report 2018
…[Note: Mark Schweizer, formerly with the law firm MLL] had recused himself on numerous occasions as well as to expenditure of CHF 65,000 for legal aid in one case. The…
Searching decisions in the database of the FPC with a detailed query form
A “simple search” for decisions had already been available on the FPC website since the very beginning, but I have noticed only recently that the FPC has meanwhile enabled much…
Be prepared for some proposed changes to the Civil Procedure Code
…defendant refunds the amount to the successful plaintiff. The proposed amendment actually shifts a collection risk from (successful) plaintiffs to the State. Finally, legal aid is currently not available for…
Change of practice regarding anonymization
…protection of private interests. Decisions granting or denying legal aid are always anonymized if published. Reported by Martin WILMING — ANNOUNCEMENT Fullscreen view (new tab) — BE ON THE KNOW…
The FPC’s Annual Report 2021
…higher costs of CHF 1,608,466 (previous year, CHF 1,566,306) stemming from a case where legal aid was granted, the deficit declined. The cost-coverage rate attained 56% (previous year 51%). A…