Question juridique clé
Whether the refusal of legal aid for the cantonal appeal was justified because the appeal was allegedly hopeless.
Solution extraite
The appeal was not manifestly hopeless, because a court may not issue a non-entry order for failure to pay an advance while a legal-aid request is still pending and unresolved.
Motifs extraits
Denying legal aid in such a situation would undermine the right to legal aid and effectively bar access to the courts. Since some chance of success existed, hopelessness was absent.