Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the denial of legal aid for the civil claim violated Art. 29(3) BV because the action was not hopeless.
Decisione estratta
No. The claim was rightly considered hopeless because the evidence and prior statements strongly indicated a cohabitation relationship rather than an employment relationship, and the legal theory for wages in a concubinage situation lacked prospects.
Motivazione estratta
The court may assess prospect of success in advance where the file and parties' conduct make the factual proof unlikely; here the applicant's own prior statements, the surrounding circumstances, and the long delay in asserting wages made proof of an exclusive employment relationship improbable.