Source: https://jackwoodward.ca/notable-legal-work/court-cases/
Timestamp: 2019-04-20 14:33:41+00:00

Document:
Since 1980 Jack Woodward has worked on a number of significant Supreme Court of Canada cases. In this section, you will find a timeline mapping Jack’s legal career and highlighting his most notable cases and related legal work.
On December 3, 2018 Jack Woodward commenced an action on behalf of Fort McKay First Nation for an injunction to save Moose Lake from industrial development in northern Alberta.
Tsilhqot’in Nation v. British Columbia,  2 SCR 257, 2014 SCC 44 (CanLII) After 25 years of litigation the Supreme Court of Canada made the historic decision to declare Aboriginal Title to a defined tract of land in British Columbia.
Lameman v. Alberta, 2011 ABQB 532 (CanLII) Jack was the solicitor for the plaintiff along with related cases concerning the Alberta tar sands.
Kitkatla Band v. British Columbia (Minister of Small Business, Tourism and Culture),  2 SCR 146, 2002 SCC 31 (CanLII) Solicitor for the appellant.
Westbank First Nation v. British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority.
 3 SCR 134, 1999 CanLII 655 (SCC). Solicitor for the appellant.
Delgamuukw v. British Columbia,  3 SCR 1010, 1997 CanLII 302 (SCC) Solicitor for the intervener Westbank First Nation.
Opetchesaht Indian Band v. Canada,  2 SCR 119, 1997 CanLII 344 (SCC) Solicitor for the appellants.
For outstanding service to the University of Victoria Faculty of Law.
This filing started a 25-year legal project which resulted in the Supreme Court of Canada’s Tsilhqot’in decision of June 26, 2014. See time line for further details.
Jack was an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Victoria, Faculty of Law from 1985 to 2001.
MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. v. Mullin; Martin v. R. in Right of B.C. (1985) 61 B.C.L.R. 145, 1985 CanLII 154 (BC CA),  3 W.W.R. 577 (B.C.C.A.). Filed the Meares Island proceedings, and was successful in obtaining the historic injunction against logging on Meares Island in March, 1985.
Peters v. British Columbia, 1983 CanLII 348 (BC SC) Jack was counsel on the Peters case, the first Canadian aboriginal rights case after the 1982 Constitution came into effect.
Jack prepared the first draft of what would eventually become s. 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982. The full history of Jack's involvement is set out in Ian Waddell's political memoir "Take the Torch".
Waddell v. Canada (Governor in Council), 1981 CanLII 761 (BC SC) Which challenged the "pre-building" of the Alaska natural gas pipeline based on the export of Alberta natural gas, and was successful on the first stage of the case concerning Justiciability.
Filed comprehensive claims for the Nuu-chah-nulth Nation and the Haida Nation under Canada’s Comprehensive Land Claims Policy.

References: v. 
 v. 
 v. 
 v. 
 v. 
 v. 
 v. 
 v. 
 v. 
 v.