Senwung Luk

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Senwung Luk is a Partner at OKT. He has appeared in different levels of court and tribunals, including the Supreme Court of Canada and various courts of appeal, representing Indigenous clients fighting for their rights. He has focuses on litigation on Aboriginal rights and title, Treaty rights, the Crown's fiduciary obligations to First Nations, and Energy Law. He has numerous peer-reviewed publications on these areas and his work has been cited by the Supreme Court of Canada.

Senwung received his J.D. from Osgoode Hall Law School, where he won awards for highest standing in Aboriginal law, civil liberties, and constitutional law courses. He served as law clerk to Mr. Justice John Evans of the Federal Court of Appeal of Canada. Senwung also received a Bachelor of Civil Law from the University of Oxford, where he wrote a master’s dissertation on the constitutional protection of Aboriginal self-government rights. Senwung did his undergraduate studies at Yale University, where he received a B.A. in Ethics, Politics, and Economics.

Senwung is a member of the Bars of Ontario, the Northwest Territories, and Newfoundland and Labrador, and is listed as Consistently Recommended in the Lexpert Directory on Indigenous Law.

The Services of Senwung Luk are provided through a Professional Corporation.

 

Representative Work

  • Lead counsel for the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs in an intervention before the Public Utilities Board that secured a discounted Hydro rate for on-reserve residents
  • Represented the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs before the Supreme Court of Canada regarding the duties of the Crown to protect Indigenous lands
  • Represented the Shibogama First Nations Council in the Supreme Court of Canada, in defence of the protection of Indigenous sacred spaces as Charter rights

 

  • Represented the Innu Nation before the Newfoundland and Labrador Public Utilities Board to ensure fair electricity rates for their communities
  • Represented the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation before the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench in defence of their right to be consulted about energy projects that affect their harvesting rights
  • Led the expert selection process for a large land claim litigation

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