Facts
The appellant, a lawyer, was fined by the Bar Association of the Canton of SG for violating professional rules. The appellant appealed this decision to the Administrative Court of the Canton of SG. The Administrative Court dismissed the appeal, considering it to be prolix and insufficiently substantiated. The appellant requested the annulment of the Administrative Court's decision and the remittal of the matter for reassessment to the lower court.
The FSCA has obtained the lower court's records and waived a written exchange. The appellant complained of a violation of his right to be heard and claimed that the lower court had wrongly failed to consider his appeal.
Considerations
The FSCA has dealt with the question of whether the lower court was right not to consider the appeal. It found that the appeal was prolix and insufficiently substantiated and that the lower court had sufficiently substantiated its decision.
The FSCA also examined the appellant's complaint that the lower court had violated his right to be heard. However, it found that the lower court had sufficiently examined the appeal and substantiated its decision.
The FSCA finally examined the appellant's…