Key legal question
Whether new factual and evidentiary materials were admissible in the cantonal appeal on legal aid
Extracted holding
Yes. Under the clear wording of Valais procedural rules, the court with full review power had to admit new facts, law and evidence.
Extracted reasoning
The court held that the textual distinction between limited review for arbitrariness and full review for legal-aid appeals necessarily allowed new materials when the appeal body reviewed freely. A contrary interpretation was contra legem and undermined both the purpose of legal aid and procedural economy.