Article 32 Legal aid
The Court of Appeal may assign to the offender (whether he is appellant or respondent in the appeal) a solicitor and counsel, or counsel only, in the case of an appeal, or proceedings preliminary or incidental to an appeal, at any time when it appears to the Court of Appeal—
that it is desirable in the interests of justice that the offender should have legal aid; and
that he does not have sufficient means to enable him to obtain that aid.
If on a question of granting an offender free legal aid under this article there is doubt as to the matters in paragraph (1)(a) or (b) the doubt shall be resolved in favour of granting him free legal aid.
The Master shall report to the Court of Appeal or a judge of that Court any case in which it appears to him that, although no application has been made for the purpose, a solicitor and counsel, or counsel only, ought to be assigned to the offender under the powers conferred on the Court of Appeal under this article.