Key legal question
Whether the debtor was entitled to court-appointed legal aid in the new-assets proceeding.
Extracted holding
Legal aid was not required in this simple new-assets proceeding; the appeal against the refusal was dismissed.
Extracted reasoning
The proceeding mainly concerned the debtor's own income, assets, and living costs, which he had to document himself. No special factual or legal difficulties were shown, and the case was comparable to other simple summary debt-enforcement matters where appointed counsel is not necessary.