Bearspaw First Nation et al v. Laurel-Leigh Lefthand
Bearspaw First Nation
Law Firm / Organization
Rae and Company
Lawyer(s)

W. Tibor Osvath

Bearspaw First Nation Council (Darcy Dixon, Pierre Lefthand, Rex Daniels, Rod Hunter, Anthony Bearspaw)
Law Firm / Organization
Rae and Company
Lawyer(s)

W. Tibor Osvath

Rob Shotclose
Law Firm / Organization
Rae and Company
Lawyer(s)

W. Tibor Osvath

Marvin Yellowhorn
Law Firm / Organization
Rae and Company
Lawyer(s)

W. Tibor Osvath

Laurel-Leigh Lefthand
Law Firm / Organization
Carscallen LLP

- Parties: The appellants were Bearspaw First Nation and Bearspaw First Nation Council (Darcy Dixon, Pierre Lefthand, Rex Daniels, Rod Hunter, Anthony Bearspaw), Rob Shotclose, and Marvin Yellowhorn. The respondent was Laurel-Leigh Lefthand. 

- Subject Matter: This appeal challenged a Federal Court order dismissing the appellants' motion to set aside an order of an associate judge of the Federal Court, which dismissed the appellants' motion to strike the respondent's notice of application for judicial review based on the doctrines of prematurity or the exhaustion of adequate alternative remedies. The order allegedly improperly interpreted the definition of eligible voter under the Bearspaw First Nation Custom Election Regulations. This case is ongoing. 

- Date: The hearing was set on Feb. 12, 2025. 

- Venue: This was a federal case before the Federal Court of Appeal. 

- Amount: No financial award was specified.

Federal Court of Appeal
A-184-24
Aboriginal law
$ 0
24 May 2024