Key legal question
Whether the complainant had standing to appeal the refusal of criminal legal aid.
Extracted holding
The complainant could appeal because the refusal could affect possible civil claims and also amounted to a formal denial of justice concerning a procedural right.
Extracted reasoning
At the investigative stage, it was unnecessary to have already quantified civil claims; the complaint alleged patrimonial offences from which civil damage could be inferred, and denial of legal aid can be challenged as a violation of a party right.