Court Review

Council of Canadians v. Canada (Attorney General), 2015 ONSC 4601 In this case the Applicants, an alliance of organizations and individuals, asked the court to grant an injunction to Read More

Kassian Estate v. Canada (Attorney General), 2015 ONCA 544 This case arises from an incident in which two people were killed on Mohawk land when their car was struck Read More

Charter Challenge to the Indian Registrar’s Unstated Paternity Policy Gehl v Attorney-General of Canada, 2015 ONSC 3481 Lynn Gehl was denied registration of her Indian status under the Indian Read More

Fiduciary obligations owed by Band Councillors to the Band Louie v. Louie, 2015 BCCA 247 Wayne Louie, a member of the Lower Kootenay Indian Band, brought a suit against Read More

Several cases of interest came out of the Saskatchewan courts in April of 2015. Court of Queen’s Bench In Métis Nation Saskatchewan v Morin, 2015 SKQB 98, the Court Read More

Sapotaweyak Cree Nation v Manitoba: Duty to Consult and Interlocutory Injunctions A recent decision by the Court of Queen’s Bench of Manitoba dismissed an application by the Sapotaweyak Cree Read More

“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