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Ratcliff lawyers publish and lecture extensively on a wide range of law topics, including:

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Business & Societies Law

• Priorities between PPSA and Bank Act Security
• Taking and Enforcing Security Under the Indian Act and Self Gov Legislation

First Nations

• Aboriginal Title - Creating A Level Playing Field
• Aboriginal Title - The Chippewas of Sarnia
• Aboriginal Title to Sea Spaces - A Comparative Study (UBC Law Review Jul 2004)
• Acquiring interests in reserve lands (CLE Dec 2005)
• Drafting Trust Agreements for First Nations
• Recent Dev in Aboriginal Law in the US, Australia and NZ (Advocate Jan 2004)
• Reply to "In Defence of Chippewas"
• Setting The World Right - Tom Berger's Life in the Law
• Ten Point Plan for Business for First Nations
• The Impact of the Guerin Case on Aboriginal and Fiduciary Law
• Transmission of fiduciary obligations from Government to Business