Judge says $510M in fees for lawyers in treaty case was unreasonable

$510M in Lawyers’ Fees Deemed ‘Unreasonable’ by Judge in Treaty Lawsuit

An Ontario court judge is calling the $510 million legal fee for attorneys involved in a First Nations treaty rights case “unreasonable” and has ordered the amount be reduced to $23 million. The 2023 Robinson Huron Treaty settlement that sought to remedy unpaid treaty annuities for 21 First Nations resulted in a $10 billion settlement. More than 5 percent of that sum went to the lawyers who argued the case on behalf of the First Nations. Two of …

Judge says $510M in fees for lawyers in Huron Robinson treaty case was unreasonable

OTTAWA — An Ontario court judge has ruled a $510-million legal fee for lawyers who worked on a First Nations treaty rights case was unreasonable — and has ordered the fee scaled back to $23 million.

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$510M in lawyers’ fees in treaty case unreasonable, judge says

The Ontario judge ruled the $510 million in lawyer fees for the treaty case was unreasonable and ordered it scaled back to $23 million.