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British Columbia’s Bill 15: Expediting Projects at the Expense of Indigenous Rights and Reconciliation

By Devin Galway, May 16th, 2025

Introduction The government of British Columbia is trying to pass Bill 15, the Infrastructure Projects Act, by the end of May 2025. The proposed legislation would empower BC’s NDP Read More

Ontario’s Bill 5: Economic Ambition Meet Constitutional Duty – The Inevitable Delays Arising from the Honour of the Crown and Environmental Integrity

By Katherine Getler, May 16th, 2025

Introduction The Government of Ontario’s Bill 5, “Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, 2025” is an omnibus bill that will amend or repeal several pieces of legislation. For Read More

JFK’s Claire Truesdale presents at the Indigenous Membership and Identity Forum held by the Pacific Business & Law Institute

By Monique Cotton, February 4th, 2025

On January 30th, JFK’s Claire Truesdale presented at the Indigenous Membership and Identity forum held by the Pacific Business & Law Institute (PBLI) in Vancouver on Indian Status, Membership, Read More

Supreme Court of Canada Confirms Crown-Indigenous Contracts can Engage the Honour of the Crown: Quebec (Attorney General) v. Pekuakamiulnuatsh Takuhikan, 2024 SCC 39

By Molly Churchill, Bryce Lansdell, November 28th, 2024

On November 27, 2024, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC” or “Court”) released a decision regarding on-reserve policing (“the Decision”) that is likely to have important consequences for Indigenous Read More

Should Contingency Fee Agreements be contingent on independent legal advice? The Ontario Superior Court in Nootchtai v Nahwegahbow Corbiere Genoodmagejig weighs in

By Erika Voaklander, Bryce Lansdell, November 13th, 2024

Decision Overview On October 31, 2024, the Ontario Superior Court released an important decision ordering the review by the Court of the $510 million contingency fee charged by the Read More

Court Orders Advance Costs in Decade-Long Litigation over Treaty 6 Rights

By Jade Dumoulin, October 2nd, 2024

Overview On August 30, 2024, the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta (the “Court”) released its decision awarding advance costs in the amount of $1.5 million a year to Read More

Ermineskin Cree Nation’s legal action against Canada regarding the Nation’s right to safe drinking water

By Halim Habibi, October 2nd, 2024

Ermineskin Cree Nation is pursuing legal action against Canada regarding the Nation’s right to safe drinking water. Karey Brooks and Clayton Leonard are representing the Ermineskin Cree Nation in Read More

JFK Law hosts Elder Fred Kelly at the Toronto Office

By Ashween Kaur, June 3rd, 2024

On May 17, 2024, JFK law was honoured to host Elder Fred Kelly at the Toronto office. Elder Kelly, whose Spirit name is Kizhebowse Mukwa (Kind Walking Bear) of Read More

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