There were three fishery-related court cases in Nova Scotia provincial courts this week. All of them involve Mi’kmaw fishermen challenging fishery-related charges against them on constitutional grounds.

The hearings this week mostly dealt with pre-trial motions.

A hearing is scheduled in Yarmouth Provincial Court on Mar. 5 to settle a dispute between Jason Lamrock’s lawyer and the federal crown attorney Sarah Newton over aspects of an agreed statement of facts related to Lamrock’s fishing rights case.

Jamie Vacon, who represents Lamrock, 48, informed Judge James Burrill during a hearing on Jan. 2 that he intends to call three fishery officers w…

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