Question juridique clé
Whether foreign legal entities were entitled to legal aid for the cantonal appeal proceedings
Solution extraite
No. Legal aid for legal persons is exceptional and requires proof that the only asset is in dispute and that all economically interested persons are indigent. That showing was not made.
Motifs extraits
The court held that foreign seat alone is not a valid reason to deny legal aid, but the appellants failed to prove the indigence of the economically interested trustee/beneficiary and other interested persons. Without proof of need, the constitutional and ECHR claims fail.