Two First Nations have launched a court application against the lawyers who helped bring forward a $10-billion settlement with Canada and Ontario, saying the $510 million they're set to be paid is too much.
Two First Nations have launched a court application against the lawyers who helped bring forward a $10-billion settlement with Canada and Ontario, saying the $510 million they're set to be paid is too much.Two First Nations have launched a court application against the lawyers who helped bring forward a $10-billion settlement with Canada and Ontario, saying the $510 million they're set to be paid is too much.
The First Nations said the $4-per-person annuity had not increased since 1874, which breached the treaty because resource extraction projects have used their land for generations, generating profits that far exceeded what their memberships received. Nahwegahbow Corbiere Genoodmagejig Barristers and Solicitors, who is named in the court application, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
He said the law firm proposed cutting its fees in half and using that money for things like language preservation, but some chiefs proposed a legal review of the fees instead. The court application alleges the lawyers "sought to discourage an assessment of the legal fees" in an April meeting, and told trustees doing so would delay the distribution of the settlement to members. It says lawyers also told trustees if they didn't accept the legal fees, they would "lose confidence" in the Robinson Huron Treaty Litigation Fund for failing to honour the partial contingency fee agreement.
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