JFK Law is thrilled to be recognized as Recommended Firm by Benchmark Litigation Canada. We want to congratulate Robert Janes and Tim Dickson on being selected as a “Benchmark Read More
Reconciling the individual with the collective: lessons for Indigenous self-governance from the Dickson case
Overview This blog post focuses on lessons from the Supreme Court of Canada’s Dickson decision regarding conflicts between collective Indigenous rights and individual Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Read More
JFK Law Welcomes Isidora Todorovic and Annie Phan
JFK is pleased to introduce Isidora Todorovic and Annie Phan to our team! Isidora Todorovic joins us as a Corporate Paralegal. She is based out of Vancouver office. Annie Read More
Claire Truesdale and Molly Churchill Represent OKIB at SCC in Quebec v. Pekuakamiulnuatsh Takuhikan
On April 24, 2024, Claire Truesdale and Molly Churchill represented Okanagan Indian Band (“OKIB”) at the Supreme Court of Canada as an intervener in Attorney General of Québec v. Read More
Release of Canada’s Budget 2024
On April 16, 2024, Canada released the 2024 federal budget. The theme of Budget 2024 is “Fairness for Every Generation”. Canada calls its budget the government’s plan to “build Read More
Supreme Court of Canada decides issues of limitation periods and declaratory relief in Aboriginal and treaty rights cases
Today the Supreme Court of Canada released its unanimous decision in Shot Both Sides v. Canada, 2024 SCC 12, which deals with how limitation periods apply to Aboriginal rights and treaty Read More
Supreme Court of Canada Upholds the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation’s Election Residency Requirement in Dickson v. Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation
This is Part 1 of JFK Law’s 3-part in-depth blog series on the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in Dickson v. Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation. We look forward to Read More
Update Part II: Attorney General of Quebec Appeals trailblazing R v Montour and White decision
The Grounds of Appeal and their implications In our previous blog post we recapped the Quebec Superior Court’s trailblazing decision in the case of R v Montour and White. Read More