Kate Blomfield, Associate
Kate joined Ratcliff 2003 after completing her LL.B at the University of Victoria and clerking with the Nunavut Court of Justice. As an associate at Ratcliff, Kate has focused on representing First Nations in litigation. Kate was counsel in Ahousaht et al. v. Canada et al. 2009 BCSC 1494, in which the Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations successfully established their aboriginal rights to fish and sell fish. Kate has appeared in BC Provincial Court, BC Supreme Court and in the Federal Court of Canada and has assisted with matters before the BC Court of Appeal. In 2009 Kate completed her LL.M in Law & Governance at Queen’s University, Belfast, on a Commonwealth Scholarship.
Education:
- B.A. (Hons), University of British Columbia, 1997
- LL.B, University of Victoria, 2002
- LL.M (Dist), Law & Governance, Queen’s University Belfast, 2009
Clerkship:
- Clerk, Nunavut Court of Justice
Bar Admission:
Practice Areas:
- First Nations/Aboriginal law
- Administrative law
including Judicial Review
- Environmental law
- Civil litigation
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