On an application for pro bono legal assistance under UCPR r 7.36, the Court takes into account whether there is a real chance of success but does not fully consider the merits. The interests of justice consideration carries less weight in the Court of Appeal than at first instance where the applicant has already had the advantage of a hearing before lower tribunals or courts.
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