272 Swiss Civil Procedure Code of 19 December 2008 (Civil Procedure Code, CPC)
272 Code de procédure civile du 19 décembre 2008 (CPC)
Art. 118 Extent
1 Legal aid comprises:
- a.
- an exemption from the obligation to pay advances and provide security;
- b.
- an exemption from court costs;
- c.
- the appointment by the court of a legal agent under the legal aid system if this is necessary to protect the rights of the party concerned, and in particular if the opposing party is represented by a legal agent; the legal agent under the legal aid system may be appointed prior to the court hearing in order to prepare the proceedings.
2 Legal aid may be granted for all or part of the case.
3 The grant of legal aid does not relieve the party concerned from paying party costs to the opposing party.
Art. 117 Droit
Une personne a droit à l’assistance judiciaire aux conditions suivantes:
- a.
- elle ne dispose pas de ressources suffisantes;
- b.
- sa cause ne paraît pas dépourvue de toute chance de succès.
This document is not an official publication. Only the publication of the Federal Chancellery is legally binding.
Ceci n’est pas une publication officielle. Seule la publication opérée par la Chancellerie fédérale fait foi. Ordonnance sur les publications officielles, OPubl.