The Nuu-Chah-Nulth returned to court exactly one year ago after negotiations with Canada on how to accommodate their Aboriginal right to fish and sell fish failed. This most recent Read More
BC Supreme Court Decision on Costs a Win for Public Interest Litigants
Public interest plaintiffs often don’t have the significant resources necessary to fund litigation, especially when it comes to the costly services of expert witnesses. Last week, a Master of Read More
Competitive Moots Sharpen Students Skills
JFK Law’s Elin Sigurdson recently returned from the 2016 Wilson Moot Competition in Toronto, having co-coached this year’s Allard Law (UBC) team with Alison Latimer of Farris LLP. The Read More
Gull Bay First Nation (Kiashke Zaaging Anishinaabe) Files Claim for A Reserve Promised in 1850
Gull Bay First Nation has commenced a claim in Ontario Superior Court to enforce on a promise made by the Crown in the Robinson-Superior Treaty of 1850. That treaty Read More
JFK’s Karey Brooks is quoted regarding Kwikwetlem First Nation’s Title and Charter Claim
JFK’s Karey Brooks is quoted in 24 hrs Vancouver and the Vancouver Sun regarding the filing of Kwikwetlem First Nation’s Land Title and Charter Claim. Read More
Kwikwetlem First Nation Title and Charter Claim
Yesterday, JFK Law filed an Aboriginal title and Charter claim on behalf of Kwikwetlem First Nation. The Kwikwetlem people have lived and plied the lands and waters surrounding what Read More
New Steps Imposed on Pipeline Reviews
The federal government explained how it intends to address gaps in the federal environmental assessment regime on Wednesday. The Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Read More
Canadian Human Rights Tribunal Finds Federal Government Discriminates Against First Nations Children
Today the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal released a decision about on-reserve child and family services that is simultaneously devastating in its conclusions about our collective failure of indigenous children, Read More