Key legal question
Whether the cantonal court violated the right to be heard by not first requesting a cost statement from the court-appointed lawyer.
Extracted holding
No. In the appeal procedure, the lawyer had to expect a decision on the file and therefore should have filed a cost statement on his own initiative.
Extracted reasoning
The cantonal tariff did not require the court to request a statement first; if none is filed, the judge determines compensation under the tariff. No direct federal minimum guarantee under Art. 29(3) BV required a request either.