The safety and well-being of our employees, clients and communities are our priority as we actively respond and adjust to the COVID-19 pandemic. JFK Law remains open for business. Read More
April 14th & 15th, 2020 – Robert Janes and Karey Brooks Co-Chair PBLI’s Developments in Aboriginal and Indigenous Law 2020
JFK Law’s Robert Janes and Karey Brooks are co-chairing and presenting at PBLI’s conference Developments in Aboriginal and Indigenous Law 2020 in Vancouver, BC. Bob Freedman will also be Read More
Erin Thomson-Leach Speaks at Making Modern Treaties Work February 11-12, 2020
Erin Thomson-Leach is speaking at the Land Claims Agreements Coalition’s National Conference: Making Modern Treaties Work. This conference runs February 11-12, 2020 in Gatineau, Quebec. Erin will be speaking Read More
Naomi Moses speaking at the Social Justice Law Conference 2020
Naomi Moses will be speaking as part of a panel during this year’s Social Justice Law Conference 2020 happening at SFU’s Segal building in Vancouver on Saturday, February 1, Read More
BC Supreme Court rules that having schoolchildren observe an Indigenous smudge ceremony and prayer does not violate their freedom of religion
Justice Thompson of the BC Supreme Court has released reasons in a freedom of religion case brought by a Port Alberni mother who objected to Indigenous cultural programming in Read More
Cultural competency, the Aboriginal perspective and honouring Indigenous voices
The Canadian legal system has in large part operated to the detriment of Indigenous peoples. From banning potlatches (1885-1951), denying basic citizenship rights (the right to vote, the right Read More
Mark Gustafson speaks at the 13th Annual Western Indigenous Consultation & Engagement Conference – February 19-20, 2020
Mark Gustafson will be speaking at the 13th Annual Western Indigenous Consultation & Engagement conference happening in Edmonton, Alberta on February 19-20, 2020. He will be speaking with Melody Read More
BC Court of Appeal Affirms Tsilhqot’in’s Injunction Against Taseko
Province’s Top Court Dismisses Taseko’s Applications for Leave to Appeal On December 17, 2019, Justice Dickson of the BC Court of Appeal released reasons for judgment dismissing two applications Read More