Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the cantonal court had to apply federal law rather than Vaud legal-aid rules to determine the hourly rate for court-appointed counsel in an AI appeal.
Decisione estratta
No. The procedure before the cantonal social insurance court is governed by cantonal law, so applying the Vaud rate of CHF 180 per hour was lawful.
Motivazione estratta
The federal rules invoked by the appellant apply to administrative proceedings, including assistance granted by an AI office, but not to proceedings before cantonal insurance courts; Art. 61 LPGA leaves such proceedings to cantonal law.