Facts
A. On May 9, 2012, B. B.V. from Rotterdam reported a claim of around CHF 1.355 billion against C. AG in Zug. The claim was disputed by the administrators of C. AG to the extent of around CHF 187 million. On August 6, 2012, insolvency proceedings were opened against B. B.V. in the Netherlands, and A. (the appellant) was appointed as the insolvency administrator.
B. By submission dated September 13, 2013, the appellant applied to the Cantonal Court of Zug to recognize and open the insolvency proceedings against B. B.V. in Switzerland. The Cantonal Court dismissed the request with costs, as the Netherlands did not grant reciprocity. The appellant's appeal against this decision was also dismissed with costs by the High Court of the Canton of Zug.
C. By judgment of March 27, 2015, the Federal Supreme Court upheld the appellant's appeal and found that the Netherlands granted reciprocity. The Federal Supreme Court remanded the case for further consideration to the High Court and ordered the Canton of Zug to compensate the appellant with CHF 4,000 for the federal court proceedings.
Considerations
3.1 The procedural costs include both the court costs and the party compensation. They are distributed according to the principles of Art. 106 to 109 CPC, subject to the special cost regulations in Art. 113 to 116 CPC.
3.2 The Federal Supreme Court has on several occasions imposed procedural costs on the canton if they were not caused by the parties or were due to procedural deficiencies. In the event of delays in the proceedings or the granting of legal aid, the canton is obliged to pay party compensation.
3.3 The present proceedings for the recognition of a foreign bankruptcy decree were…