1 L’assistance judiciaire comprend:
2 L’assistance judiciaire peut être accordée totalement ou partiellement.
3 Elle ne dispense pas du versement des dépens à la partie adverse.
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.
Ceci n’est pas une publication officielle. Seule la publication opérée par la Chancellerie fédérale fait foi. Ordonnance sur les publications officielles, OPubl.
This document is not an official publication. Only the publication of the Federal Chancellery is legally binding.