1 The application for legal aid may be made before or after an action becomes pending.
2 The applicant must disclose his or her financial circumstances including income and assets and state his or her position on the merits of the case and the evidence he or she intends to produce. He or she may name a preferred legal agent in the application.
3 The court shall decide on the application in summary proceedings. The opposing party may be heard, and must be heard if legal aid is to cover security for party costs.
4 In exceptional circumstances, legal aid may be granted with retrospective effect.
5 A new application for legal aid must be made in appellate proceedings.
6 No court costs are charged for proceedings relating to the granting of legal aid, except in cases of bad faith or vexatious conduct.
1 La giurisdicziun gratuita cumpiglia:
2 La giurisdicziun gratuita po vegnir concedida per part u cumplainamain.
3 Ella na liberescha betg da pajar ina indemnisaziun a la cuntrapartida.
This document is not an official publication. Only the publication of the Federal Chancellery is legally binding.
Il presente documento non è una pubblicazione ufficiale. Fa unicamente fede la pubblicazione della Cancelleria federale. Ordinanza sulle pubblicazioni ufficiali, OPubl.