Question juridique clé
Whether the legal-aid request could be granted retroactively for the pending remitted proceedings.
Solution extraite
The request for retroactive legal aid was unnecessary because the original legal-aid grant from 2009 still covered the first-instance proceedings after remand.
Motifs extraits
After the Federal Court annulled the prior final decision and remanded the case, the first-instance proceedings were resumed rather than reopened anew. Under transitional rules, the earlier cantonal procedural law still governed, and the 2009 legal-aid decision remained effective until closure of that instance.