PBSC Tax Court of Canada pilot project featured in the media

The new Tax Court of Canada Advocacy Project pilot, project launched by Pro Bono Students Canada (PBSC) and Fraser Milner Casgrain at U of T law school, has received recent attention in the media.

The pilot project was developed at the suggestion of the chief justice of the Tax Court of Canada in response to the "significant number of unrepresented appellants appearing before the court."

• "Major law firms are participating in new pro bono programs to assist litigants at the OSC and the Tax Court of Canada," Investment Executive, Oct. 31, 2011.
• "Students to get hands-on tax court experience," Canadian Lawyers Magazine, Oct. 24, 2011.
• "FMC partners with Pro Bono Students Canada on Tax Court project," Precedent, Oct. 21, 2011.
• "Fraser Milner offers free representation to taxpayers," Financial Post, Oct. 12, 2011.
• "Tax court aims for speedier resolutions," Financial Post, Dec. 3, 2011.
• "How to Successfully Build Pro Bono Work Into Your Practice," CBA PracticeLink, December 2011.

The program was also awarded a Lexpert Zenith Award in the “Law Firm Contribution to Legal Education” category.