272 Swiss Civil Procedure Code of 19 December 2008 (Civil Procedure Code, CPC)

272 Cudesch da procedura civila svizzer dals 19 da december 2008 (Cudesch da procedura civila, CPC)

Art. 119 Application and procedure

1 The application for legal aid may be made before or after an action becomes pending.

2 The applicant must disclose his or her financial circumstances including income and assets and state his or her position on the merits of the case and the evidence he or she intends to produce. He or she may name a preferred legal agent in the application.

3 The court shall decide on the application in summary proceedings. The opposing party may be heard, and must be heard if legal aid is to cover security for party costs.

4 In exceptional circumstances, legal aid may be granted with retrospective effect.

5 A new application for legal aid must be made in appellate proceedings.

6 No court costs are charged for proceedings relating to the granting of legal aid, except in cases of bad faith or vexatious conduct.

Art. 118 Dimensiun

1 La giurisdicziun gratuita cumpiglia:

a.
la liberaziun da la prestaziun da pajaments anticipads e da garanzias;
b.
la liberaziun dals custs da dretgira;
c.
la nominaziun giudiziala d’in assistent giuridic, sche quai è necessari per defender ils dretgs, en spezial sche la cuntrapartida è represchentada tras in advocat; l’assistent giuridic po vegnir nominà gia per la preparaziun dal process.

2 La giurisdicziun gratuita po vegnir concedida per part u cumplainamain.

3 Ella na liberescha betg da pajar ina indemnisaziun a la cuntrapartida.

 

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