Questão jurídica principal
Whether the cantonal court rightly refused free legal aid and appointed counsel for the pending appeal
Decisão extraída
The refusal was incorrect because the appeal was not hopeless on a preliminary assessment; the case was remitted for reconsideration of the remaining requirements.
Fundamentação extraída
The relevant question was the need for legal aid in the pre-notice procedure, not whether earlier administrative proceedings were difficult. The appellant’s objection had prompted the IV office to seek a medical statement, showing that success prospects could not be dismissed as plainly minimal.