The applicant, facing 11 serious fraud charges, brought a Rowbotham application seeking a conditional stay of proceedings until state-funded counsel was provided.
Legal Aid had refused his application because his family members declined to complete financial assessments.
The court found that the case was complex, the applicant lacked the legal training to represent himself, and he did not have the personal financial means to retain counsel.
The court held that family members are not obligated to fund an accused's defence.
The application was granted, and a conditional stay was entered until the Attorney General provides funding for counsel.
