Appellate Court Upholds Partial Judgment on Applicable Law, Curing Procedural Defect via Full Review

The appellate court upheld a lower court's partial judgment which determined that Swiss law was applicable to a claim for the recovery of an investment grant, finding that a partial judgment resolving the applicable law is permissible under procedural rules (§§ 61 and 105 ZPO) as it saves considerable effort. Although the lower court erred by issuing the partial judgment directly after the statement of defense without explicitly notifying the parties and allowing for supplementary submissions—thereby potentially violating the right to be heard—this procedural defect was deemed cured because the appellate court possessed unlimited jurisdiction to review both facts and law, giving the appellant a full opportunity to address the issue during the appeal.