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School Tuition Refund for Non-Commencement

Case Number 11 10 22
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Switzerland · Canton of Lucerne (CH-LU)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The appellate court overturned a lower court decision that ordered a school to refund tuition fees to a Chinese student who failed to commence a higher diploma course as agreed, ruling instead that the refund terms stipulated in the school's general terms and conditions applied, which forfeited the fees for non-commencement after the course started. The court reasoned that for an atypical mandate, such as a multi-year educational contract, the mandatory nature of the free termination right under Article 404(1) of the Code of Obligations (OR) should be denied because such an interpretation leads to unreasonable results and contradicts the parties' objective interest in continuity, allowing them instead to contractually agree on consequences for early termination, such as the forfeiture of fees according to the incorporated general terms and conditions.

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Art. 404 OR; Art. 1 Abs. 3 ZGB; Art. 117 IPRG. Im Falle eines atypischen Auftrags ist der zwingende Charakter des Art. 404 Abs. 1 OR zu verneinen. | OR (Obligationenrecht)

Keywords

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educational contract termination of a contract tax refund date of commencement general terms and conditions late payment of fees

Cited Legislation

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Art. 404 OR
The court explicitly ruled on the mandatory or dispensable nature of this article in the context of atypical contracts, which formed the basis for dismissing the claim.
Art. 1 Abs. 3 ZGB
Cited as the general basis for interpretation, referenced in the context of determining the nature of Art. 404 OR.
Art. 117 IPRG
Cited to establish that Swiss law is applicable based on the location of the service provider.
Art. 404 Abs. 1 OR
Im Falle eines atypischen Auftrags ist der zwingende Charakter des Art. 404 Abs. 1 OR zu verneinen.
Art. 404 Abs. 2 OR
Leitsatz: · Art. 404 OR; Art.
Art. 1 ZGB
404 Abs. 1 OR zu verneinen.
Art. 19 OR

Cited Case Law

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BGE 120 V 299
Employer's Attempted Early Termination of Long-Term Affiliation Agreement
BGE 115 II 464
Fiduciary Company v. Consultant: Contractual Termination Period Versus Mandatory Revocation Right in Agency Agreements
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BKD 2014 7
Student Exclusion Over Tuition Fees Overturned
OG 1992 57
Revocation of Unexecuted Educational Measure
A 06 278 1
Refusal to Fund Voluntarily Commenced Higher Education Course Upheld
RRE Nr 135
Educational Grant Denial Appeal Dismissed Due to Asset Calculation Regulation

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Art. 404 OR

The court explicitly ruled on the mandatory or dispensable nature of this article in the context of atypical contracts, which formed the basis for dismissing the claim.

Art. 1 Abs. 3 ZGB

Cited as the general basis for interpretation, referenced in the context of determining the nature of Art. 404 OR.

Art. 117 IPRG

Cited to establish that Swiss law is applicable based on the location of the service provider.

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Rechtsprechung Luzern

Instanz: · Obergericht

Abteilung: · I. Kammer

Rechtsgebiet: · OR (Obligationenrecht)

Entscheiddatum: · 10.12.2010

Fallnummer: · 11 10 22

LGVE: · 2011 I Nr. 23

Leitsatz: · Art. 404 OR; Art. 1 Abs. 3 ZGB; Art. 117 IPRG. Im Falle eines atypischen Auftrags ist der zwingende Charakter des Art. 404 Abs. 1 OR zu verneinen.

Rechtskraft: · Diese Entscheidung ist rechtskräftig.