Canada’s Supreme Court has ruled that when energy companies go bankrupt, the cleanup of their old oil and gas wells must take priority over paying off creditors. This is Read More
JFK Law in the News – Two First Nations Reach Agreements with the Government of Alberta on Water
Clayton Leonard, Senior Counsel at JFK Law, advised the Ermineskin Cree Nation and Kainai Nation in the negotiations with the Government of Alberta resulting in the agreements. More details Read More
JFK Law in the News – Agreement Reached With Government of Alberta On the Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir to Preserve Heritage Ranch
Clayton Leonard, along with Jeff Langlois, Keerit Jutla, Tim Dickson and the JFK Law team, represented the Robinson family in negotiations with the Government of Alberta and related regulatory Read More
February 28th and March 1st: Robert Janes and Karey Brooks to present at PBLI’s Consultation and Accommodation Conference
JFK Law’s Robert Janes and Karey Brooks are presenting at PBLI’s conference on Consultation and Accommodation, in Vancouver, B.C. Karey Brooks will be speaking on the issue of “Consultation Read More
JFK Law Welcome’s Robin Dean and Madison Garson
JFK Law is pleased to welcome Robin Dean and Madison Garson to the firm! Robin joined us in the middle of November as an Associate in our Vancouver office. Read More
JFK Welcomes Lisa Geddert, Jessica Black and Gurneet Gill
JFK Law is pleased to welcome Lisa Geddert, Jessica Black and Gurneet Gill to the firm! Lisa joined us earlier this month as JFK’s Firm Accountant and works Read More
Supreme Court says the Duty to Consult does not apply to development of laws; but still applies to the application of legislation which may adversely impact s.35 rights
In the SCC’s most recent Aboriginal law case, Mikisew Cree First Nation v. Canada (Governor General in Council), 2018 SCC 40, the question at issue was whether the Crown had Read More
Tsilhqot’in Nation Secures Injunction Preventing Taseko From Commencing Drilling Program Until Appeal is Determined
The Tsilhqot’in Nation, represented by Tim Dickson and Aria Laskin of JFK Law, has succeeded in its application for an interlocutory injunction preventing Taseko Mines Limited from carrying out exploratory Read More