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Supreme Court of Canada Grants Leave to Appeal in Peel Watershed Case
The Supreme Court of Canada has granted leave to appeal in First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun et al. v. Government of Yukon. In the decision under appeal, the Yukon Read More
Karey Brooks and Jeff Langlois Co-Chair a Conference on Cumulative Effects and Infringement
Karey Brooks and Jeff Langlois led a PBLI conference on cumulative effects and infringement today. A description of the conference is as follows: The concept of cumulative effects offers Read More
Karey Brooks Awarded an Outstanding Young Almunus Award
On April 27, 2016 Karey Brooks was awarded the Outstanding Young Almunus Award by the UBC Alumni Association which “recognizes an alumnus/alumna of the Allard School of Law at Read More
Supreme Court of Canada Releases Daniels Decision
The Supreme Court of Canada has released its decision in Daniels v. Canada. For a primer on what is at issue in this decision, read Robert Janes QC’s commentary here. What Read More
Getting Ready for the Daniels Decision
The Supreme Court of Canada has announced that the decision in Daniels v. Canada will be released on Thursday April 14, 2016. JFK will be posting its analysis of Read More
Using First Nation Self-Government Powers on Reserve: Preventing Further Soowahlie Land Grabs
Protests at Soowahlie First Nation are expected as a non-aboriginal developer in cooperation with the holder of certificate of possession and the Department of Indigenous and Northern Affairs moves Read More
Lawyers are Called to Action
In this month’s CBA Bar Talk, JFK’s Elin Sigurdson calls on the legal community to embrace the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action. These demand that everyone in Read More