The Supreme Court of Canada has released its decision in Daniels v. Canada. For a primer on what is at issue in this decision, read Robert Janes QC’s commentary here. What Read More
Getting Ready for the Daniels Decision
The Supreme Court of Canada has announced that the decision in Daniels v. Canada will be released on Thursday April 14, 2016. JFK will be posting its analysis of Read More
Using First Nation Self-Government Powers on Reserve: Preventing Further Soowahlie Land Grabs
Protests at Soowahlie First Nation are expected as a non-aboriginal developer in cooperation with the holder of certificate of possession and the Department of Indigenous and Northern Affairs moves Read More
Lawyers are Called to Action
In this month’s CBA Bar Talk, JFK’s Elin Sigurdson calls on the legal community to embrace the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action. These demand that everyone in Read More
Justifying Canada’s Infringement: Trial Heads to Ahousaht in Nuu-Chah-Nulth Fisheries Justification Trial
The Nuu-Chah-Nulth returned to court exactly one year ago after negotiations with Canada on how to accommodate their Aboriginal right to fish and sell fish failed. This most recent Read More
BC Supreme Court Decision on Costs a Win for Public Interest Litigants
Public interest plaintiffs often don’t have the significant resources necessary to fund litigation, especially when it comes to the costly services of expert witnesses. Last week, a Master of Read More
Competitive Moots Sharpen Students Skills
JFK Law’s Elin Sigurdson recently returned from the 2016 Wilson Moot Competition in Toronto, having co-coached this year’s Allard Law (UBC) team with Alison Latimer of Farris LLP. The Read More
Gull Bay First Nation (Kiashke Zaaging Anishinaabe) Files Claim for A Reserve Promised in 1850
Gull Bay First Nation has commenced a claim in Ontario Superior Court to enforce on a promise made by the Crown in the Robinson-Superior Treaty of 1850. That treaty Read More