Key legal question
Whether the refusal of legal aid in appeal was justified because the appeal lacked chances of success.
Extracted holding
The appeal had reasonable chances of success, especially regarding informed consent and possible treatment fault; legal aid should be granted.
Extracted reasoning
Under Art. 117 CPC, a case is not hopeless when prospects of success are at least roughly equal to the risks of loss. The appellate court overlooked arguable issues about the duty to inform regarding the MRI alternative and about the medical documentation/asepsis of the lumbar puncture.