Nishnawbe Aski Nation offered its closing submissions in the First Nations Youth Inquest in Thunder Bay yesterday. Acting on behalf of Nishawbe Aski Nation, lawyers Meaghan Daniel and Julian Falconer, of Falconers LLP, encouraged the jury to “be c...
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CONGRATULATIONS! Today, our articling students, Samantha Ramage and Elysia Petrone-Reitberger, graduated from the Lakehead University Bora Laskin Faculty of Law. We offer them our most heartfelt congratulations and best wi...
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Click here to read the transcript of Convocation from May 26, 2016.
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Closing submissions begin next week at the Inquest into the Deaths of Seven First Nations Youth in Thunder Bay. The closing submissions will be webcast and can be viewed by clicking here. Please note that you must use either Internet Explorer or Moz...
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Today, the family of Sammy Yatim delivered Victim Impact Statements at the sentencing hearing of Constable James Forcillo. Constable Forcillo was convicted of attempted murder in the shooting of Sammy Yatim on a Toronto streetcar. Falconers LLP repres...
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Lawyer Anthony Morgan, of Falconers LLP, spoke to the Toronto Star regarding Chief Saunders’ comments about carding. “He could have acknowledged that [the feelings of those who felt targeted by racial profiling], then followed up with the commitme...
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The Nishnawbe Aski Nation Spring Chiefs Assembly was held from May 17-19 in the traditional territory of Mattagami First Nation at the Days Inn, Timmins. Lawyer Julian Falconer, of Falconers LLP, was in attendance. The Assembly was broadcast live on ...
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On May 18, 2016, lawyer Asha James of Falconers LLP appeared before the Court of Appeal on behalf of Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) in the matter of NAN v. Ron Kocsis et al. Mr. Kocsis was appealing a ruling of of Justice Pierce of the Superior Court of Just...
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Click here to read the transcript of Convocation from April 28, 2016
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The Debwewin First Nation Jury Review Committee meets in Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation, May 17-18, 2016. The First Nation Jury Review Committee was one of the key recommendations from Justice Iacobucci’s report, First Nations Representat...
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