Challenge to Professional Qualification Requirement for Business Operation

A party challenged a decision concerning the requirement to possess specific professional qualifications for operating a business, arguing that the relevant cantonal law regulating professional authorizations was applied incorrectly to their situation which involved a change in management where a newly appointed manager lacked the required diploma but possessed sufficient professional experience as a substitute. The court held that the professional experience, while extensive, did not explicitly meet the statutory requirements for the qualification substitute as defined in the governing regulation, and therefore, the administrative decision upholding the need for the specific diploma was justified, dismissing the appeal.