Salt River First Nation #195 v. Richard Shanks
Salt River First Nation #195
Richard Shanks
Law Firm / Organization
MacKenzie Fujisawa LLP
Lawyer(s)

Ian M. Knapp

Law Firm / Organization
Dennis James Aitken LLP
Lawyer(s)

John G.M. Foster

- Parties: The appellant was Salt River First Nation #195. The respondent was Richard Shanks. 

- Subject Matter: This appeal challenged an application judge's order granting the respondent’s application for judicial review of the appellant’s Band Council Resolution, which granted a per capita distribution to certain classes of the appellant’s members in accordance with the Salt River Settlement Revenue Account Law. This appeal alleged that the application judge erred in law in failing to identify and apply the correct legal test for determining whether the Federal Court had jurisdiction over the subject matter of the judicial review application. This case is ongoing. 

- Date: The hearing was set on Mar. 5, 2025. 

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

- Amount: No financial award was specified.

Federal Court of Appeal
A-157-23
Aboriginal law
$ 0
15 June 2023