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Ratcliff Joins Forces with Experienced Yukon Lawyer, Victoria Fred
Victoria Fred will strengthen our ability to provide leading legal advice to our existing Yukon clients as well as meet and collaborate with new communities in the north.
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Where Women Work, They Make A Difference: Ratcliff Celebrates IWD 2022
As a law firm that works with individuals and organizations from various backgrounds and cultures, often with reduced political agency, Ratcliff champions equality, diversity, and inclusion. Each day, we are fortunate to represent First Nations with female leadership, businesses with female founders, and families with women at their heart.
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Next Step in Fight to Protect Nechako Fisheries and Aboriginal rights
First Nations will appeal BC Supreme Court ruling to hold mining company responsible for harm to Nechako River and fisheries.
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Ahousaht: The Road to Recognizing Aboriginal Commercial Fishing Rights
In 2021, after nearly 20 years of litigation, the BC Court of Appeal recognized the commercial fishing rights of five Nuu-chah-nulth Nations. The case was based on the Nations’ historical and systematic exclusion from their traditional fishing territories and subsequent difficulty trading or selling fish.