A Prince George man who failed to convince a B.C. Supreme Court Justice that the Canada Revenue Agency owed him damages is now taking the lawyer who argued his case to court.
Irvin Leroux filed a notice of claim at the Prince George courthouse this week alleging Laurence Armstrong failed to properly represent him during the lengthy proceeding.
More specifically, Leroux is claiming Armstrong "failed to provide a proper basis of evidence" for Justice Elizabeth Humphries to consider awarding damages.
In a decision issued in April 2014, Humphries found the CRA breached the expected standard of care in its assessment of penalties for alleged income tax violations but also found Leroux failed to show a link between the negligence and the loss of his business and home.
Leroux's notice of claim presents a long list of witnesses he says Armstrong should have called and evidence he should have presented during a 12-day trial held at the Prince George courthouse in late 2013.
Leroux filed the claim on his own behalf.
The now-retired Armstrong was hired with the help of an advocacy group, the Canadian Constitution Foundation, which covered about half of Leroux's legal costs for the trial.
Leroux has since filed an appeal of Humphries' decision and turned to crowdfunding to defray his legal costs.
From the day he's served the notice, Armstrong has 21 days to respond if living in Canada, 35 days if living in the United States and 49 days if living anywhere else.
