Key legal question
Whether the insured person was entitled to free legal representation in the IV administrative revision proceedings.
Extracted holding
Yes. Given the threatened loss of a long-standing disability pension, the medical and vocational complexity, the disputed medical evidence, and the insured person's limited ability to defend his rights, legal representation was objectively necessary.
Extracted reasoning
The Court held that necessity must be assessed strictly, but the file already showed a likely pension reduction or cancellation, complex reassessment and reintegration questions, and no realistic substitute assistance from social institutions had been proven.