Dispute over First Nation Legal Fees in Court This Week

Dispute over First Nation legal fees in court this week

Garden River First Nation and Atikameksheng Anishnawbek contend that lawyers were drastically overpaid for their work, which resulted in a historic $10B settlement for Robinson Huron Treaty beneficiaries

Hearings begin to hash out Robinson Huron settlement legal fees

Atikameksheng Anishnawbek and Garden River First Nation return to court challenging the $500-million fee charged by Robinson Huron Treaty lawyers, which they say should not be more than $44 million

RHTLF Update -Legal Fees Case – Wawa-news.com

Two Sagamok Anishnaabe Elders testified on Monday, September 29, 2025, in a Toronto courtroom that a fee arrangement with lawyers who won a landmark treaty case must be honoured in keeping with Anishinaabe law and traditional honour. Elder Margaret Toulouse and Elder Nelson Toulouse said the fee agreement was well understood by the First Nations ...