We are excited to announce that Mr. Bernd Christmas, an esteemed leader in both corporate/commercial and Indigenous Peoples law, has joined JFK Law as Senior Counsel. With three decades Read More
Canada Introduces Bill C-61: First Nations Clean Water Act
On December 11, 2023, the government of Canada tabled Bill C-61, the First Nations Clean Water Act. This Bill aims to recognize the right of First Nations to self-governance Read More
The Federal Court of Appeal overturns the Specific Claims Tribunal’s assessment of the Crown’s pre and post-surrender fiduciary duties
On January 12, 2024, the Federal Court of Appeal (“Federal Court of Appeal”) released Kahkewistahaw First Nation v. Canada (Crown-Indigenous Relations), 2024 FCA 8. This case was a judicial Read More
Privative Clauses vs. Statutory Rights of Appeal under Alberta’s Responsible Energy Development Act
This blog post addresses the recently issued decision of the Alberta Court of King’s Bench, Stoney Nakoda Nations v His Majesty the King In Right of Alberta As Represented Read More
JFK Law is thrilled to announce that Aria Laskin has joined the partnership
Aria joined the firm in 2018 after clerking at the BC Court of Appeal, and starting her litigation law career at Torys LLP in Toronto. Since joining JFK Law, Read More
New Leadership Announcement: Managing Partner and Management Committee for JFK Law LLP
We’re excited to share some news about a significant milestone for our firm. After almost a decade of dedicated leadership, Robert Janes is passing the role as managing partner Read More
Happy Holidays from JFK LLP
Each year JFK Law collaborates with an Indigenous child or youth on our year-end card to showcase their artwork. This year we collaborated with Geleena Martin, from Cowichan Tribes. Geleena (15 Read More
Quebec Superior Court relies on UNDRIP to prescribe new section 35(1) test in R v White and Montour
On November 1, 2023 the Quebec Superior Court released its R v Montour decision (2023 QCSC 4154) in which it recasts the section 35(1) test for Aboriginal rights in Read More