Question juridique clé
Whether the federal appeal against the denial of legal aid was admissible as an incidental decision
Solution extraite
The appeal was admissible because the refusal of legal aid caused irreparable harm and the underlying civil claim exceeded the statutory value threshold.
Motifs extraits
An incidental decision on legal aid may be challenged immediately when irreparable prejudice is shown; the value in dispute is determined by the underlying merits claim.