What factors will the court consider in deciding whether to grant the "incompetent status" of an appeal?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Pearlman v. Atlantic Trading Company, 2010 BCCA 611 (CanLII):

The second factor the court must consider is the merits of the appeal. Indigent status will not be granted in appeals that are bound to fail or where there is no reasonable basis for an appeal: Kohlmaier v. Campbell, 2003 BCCA 61 at para 5.

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