Key legal question
Whether the refusal of legal aid violated Article 29(3) BV because the complainant was not needy at the relevant time.
Extracted holding
The complainant was needy when she filed the request; income and available assets at that time did not cover the procedural minimum, and later-acquired sums could not be counted.
Extracted reasoning
Need is assessed at the time of the request, considering actual available income and assets. A later awarded CHF 20,000 and future maintenance were not available when the request was filed, so they could not justify denying legal aid.