Question juridique clé
Whether the appeal against the refusal to replace appointed counsel was admissible before the Federal Court
Solution extraite
The appeal was inadmissible because the challenged cantonal decision concerned a refusal to change appointed counsel, an interlocutory ruling that in principle causes no irreparable harm, and the appellant no longer had a current interest after his legal aid had been withdrawn.
Motifs extraits
Under Federal Court case law, a complaint against refusal of free legal aid is in principle open, but not a complaint against a mere refusal to change appointed counsel. Here the appellant did not challenge the withdrawal of legal aid itself, and his arguments did not address the cantonal court's main reasoning that he lacked sufficient interest.