# 2020-037 Pay and Benefits, Military Legal Training Plan

Case summary

F&R Date: 2020-03-23

The grievor argued that he should be entitled to reimbursement for the cost of his legal attire as the clothing was a mandatory requirement for his Call to the Bar ceremony.

The Initial Authority found that the applicable policies only provided for the reimbursement of the costs of renting legal robes and not purchasing them.

The Committee determined that the Canadian Armed Forces is only authorized to expend funds in circumstances specifically provided for by the Treasury Board (TB) in the Compensation and Benefit Instruction or other TB directives. The Committee found that as the TB had not authorized the purchase of legal attire, the grievor could not be reimbursed for the expense and recommended that the grievance be denied.

FA decision summary

Withdrawn at the Final Authority level.