Court Review

“There can only be hope”: sentencing aboriginal offenders with compassion and context R. v. Armitage, 2015 ONCJ 64 Justice Nakatsuru of the Ontario Court of Justice issued a remarkable Read More

Today, JFK Law’s Karey Brooks speaks on the topic of “Injunctions and Protests ” at PBLI’s conference on Using Injunctions Effectively. See here for more information. Read More

Da’naxda’xw/Awaetlala First Nation v. British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority, 2015 BCSC 16 Da’naxda’xw/Awaetlala First Nation (“DAFN”) and Kleana Power Corporation brought judicial review proceedings against the Minister of Read More

Atikamekw D’Opitciwan First Nation v Canada (Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development), 2014 SCTC 9 The Atikamekw D’Opitciwan First Nation (the “Claimant”) sought to amend its Further Amended Read More

Chief Joe Hall v. Canada Lands Company, 2014 BCSC 2361 This is a case to watch for determination of the issue of Crown successorship for liability for wrongdoing of Read More

The Ontario courts were fairly quiet on Aboriginal law in late 2014, however two cases touched on the intersection of Aboriginal rights and family law. In Brown v. Canada, Read More

Halalt First Nation v Canada (Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development), 2014 SCTC 12 Halalt First Nation (“Halalt”) sought to amend its Declaration of Claim (“Claim”) to add Read More

NunatuKavut Community Council Inc. v. Nalcor Energy, 2014 NLCA 46 The Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal overturned a perpetual injunction against the NunatuKavut Community Council, Inc. (NCC), a Read More