Case management judge permitting a First Nation to join another First Nation’s action as a defendant and to advance a third party claim within that action — Whether courts below made an extricable error of law in granting joinder as a defendant by applying the wrong test for standing to claim Aboriginal title and the wrong test for how to prove that standing — How should courts manage Aboriginal title litigation in the interests of reconciliation and access to justice — How should case management judges exercise their discretion to add a party? — granted 10/09/2025 — Supreme Advocacy acted as agent for the the Respondent / Appellant on cross-appeal.
Read the lower court decision from the BCCA here.