Question juridique clé
Whether the cantonally imposed court costs in a dispute over the fee of an appointed counsel under IV proceedings were lawful under Art. 69(1bis) IVG.
Solution extraite
No. A fee dispute between the administration and appointed counsel is not a dispute about granting or refusing IV benefits, so Art. 69(1bis) IVG does not apply.
Motifs extraits
The court construed the exceptional cost rule restrictively. The dispute concerned only the amount of the appointed lawyer's compensation, not the insured person's benefit entitlement. The relationship was between administration and counsel, not a typical benefits dispute between insured person and insurer.