Key legal question
Whether the appeal against the refusal of legal aid was admissible as a final cantonal decision on an interim matter.
Extracted holding
The appeal was admissible in principle because the refusal of legal aid is an interim decision that may cause irreparable harm and follows the route of the main action.
Extracted reasoning
The Federal Tribunal held that the matter fell within civil law appellate jurisdiction and that constitutional complaints could be raised insofar as federal law, including constitutional rights, was allegedly violated.