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February 8, 2010
The Law Society of Saskatchewan Admissions and
Education Committee will conduct a hearing
re Michael D. Nolin on February 26, 2010.
Pursuant to a voluntary undertaking February 8, 2010, William
Kevin Rogers of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan is not currently permitted
to practice law until further advised.
The Law Society of Saskatchewan Hearing Committee will
conduct a hearing
re Miles J. Baumgartner on April 9, 2010.
February 4, 2010
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (limiting credit for time spent in pre-sentencing custody),
S.C. 2009, c.
29, is proclaimed into force, effective February 22, 2010 (P.C. 2010-104).
February 2, 2010
The Law Society of Saskatchewan is committed to
providing continuing professional development opportunities to the
profession. The CPD Planning Committee will assist the Director of
Education in the selection of subject matter and the organization and
delivery of continuing professional development programming.
The Law Society is seeking applications for the CPD
Planning Committee. Selection for the Committee should be
representative of the profession including diversity in practice,
geographic location, gender etc. An interest or experience in education
would also be an asset.
The deadline for receipt of applications is February
18, 2010. Please submit a letter of interest and resume to the
attention of Andrea Johnston, Director of Education, by email to her
assistant linda@lawsociety.sk.ca.
February 1, 2010
The following regulations were published in The Saskatchewan Gazette, Part II,
Vol. 106, No. 4, January 29,
2010:
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Errata Notice The Municipal Grants Regulations, 2009
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SR 1/2010 The Securities Commission (Adoption of National Instruments) Amendment Regulations, 2010
January 29, 2010
The Law Society of Saskatchewan Hearing Committee
released a
decision in the discipline matter re Darren Armitage dated November
19, 2009.
The Law Society of Saskatchewan
Admissions and Education Committee released a decision in relation to a
CPLED Appeal re Daniel
DeMaria and Louis
Mercier.
The Supreme Court of Canada January 29, 2010 news release included the decision Canada (Prime Minister) v. Khadr,
2010 SCC 3 (Constitutional law — Charter of Rights — Application — Canadian citizen detained by U.S. authorities at Guantanamo Bay)
The Supreme Court of Canada January 28, 2010 news release included:
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1 leave application granted
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31 leave applications dismissed, including the Saskatchewan case Edward Burke Hudson v. Attorney General of Canada,
2009 SKCA 108.
Section 12(c) of the Traffic Safety (Drivers’ Licences and Hand-held Electronic Communications Equipment) Amendment Act, 2009,
S.S. 2009, c. 35
is proclaimed into force, effective January 21, 2010.
January 25, 2010
In response to the demand for more electronic research tools expressed in the Members Survey, the library has negotiated subscriptions to three electronic services from Canada Law Book that are now available to all
members: Criminal Spectrum (Classic Edition), Dart: Western
Decisions, and O’Brien’s Internet.
Dart: Western Decisions consists of digests of judgments from the Western provinces dating back to 1980 plus a number of subject indices.
Criminal Spectrum includes several criminal law textbooks, the Canadian Criminal Cases, a comprehensive collection of full-text unreported decisions, Weekly Criminal Bulletin case summaries, topical indexes, a case citator and search templates.
O’Brien’s Internet is the online version of the popular O’Brien’s Encyclopedia of Forms, a comprehensive
source of Canadian legal forms and precedents. It includes thousands of regularly updated legal documents that can be customized to individual needs. Available subject areas include Commercial and General (Div I), Corporations (Div II), Leases (Div IV), Wills and Trusts (Div V), Ontario Family Law (Div VI), Labour Relations and Employment (Div VII), Ontario Court Forms (Div VIII), Municipal Corporations (Div IX), and Computers and Information Technology (Div X).
All of the above can be accessed through the Members
Section.
The Supreme Court of Canada January 21, 2010 news release included:
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1 decision: MiningWatch Canada v. Canada (Fisheries and Oceans),
2010 SCC 2 (Environmental law — Administrative law — Judicial review — Remedy)
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4 leave applications granted
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7 leave applications dismissed
The Supreme Court of Canada on January 21, 2010 heard and reserved its decisions in:
January 22, 2010
The Public Guardian and Trustee has made booklets on various topics available on their website. To order print copies, please email
michelle.heintz@gov.sk.ca.
The Canada Gazette Part II, EXTRA Vol. 144, No 1 contains 2 new regulations and orders including:
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Regulations Amending the Employment Insurance Regulations,
SOR/2010-10
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Regulations Amending the Insurable Earnings and Collection of Premiums Regulations,
SOR/2010-11
January 20, 2010
The Supreme Court of Canada on January 19, 2010 heard and dismissed the appeal in R. v. J.Z.S., 2010 SCC 1,
S.C.C. Case No.
33089.
January 19, 2010
The Supreme Court of Canada on January 18, 2010 heard and reserved its decisions in City of Vancouver, et al. v. Alan Cameron Ward, et al.,
S.C.C. Case No. 33089.
January 15, 2010
Supreme Court of Canada has issued a notice
to the profession regarding changes to the Court's practice of
awarding costs in applications for leave to appeal where leave of
appeal is granted.
The latest CaseMail
is now available. (Password required).
January 14, 2010
The Supreme Court of Canada January 14, 2010 news release included:
The Supreme Court of Canada on January 13, 2010 heard and reserved its decisions in Jószef Németh et autre
c. Ministre de la Justice du Canada, S.C.C. Case No.
33016; and Tiberiu Gavrila c. Ministre de la Justice du
Canada, S.C.C. Case No.
33313.
The Supreme Court of Canada on January 12, 2010 heard and reserved its decisions in Sa Majesté la Reine c.
Georges Beaulieu, S.C.C. Case No. 33181.
January 12, 2010
The Law Society of Saskatchewan Hearing Committee will
conduct a hearing
re Tara Dionne Chornoby on March 11 and 12, 2010.
January 6, 2010
The latest CaseMail
is now available. (Password required).
The Supreme Court of Canada December 22, 2009 news release included 2 decisions:
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Grant v. Torstar Corp., 2009 SCC 61 (Torts — Defamation — Defences); and
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Quan v. Cusson, 2009 SCC 62 (Torts — Defamation — Defences)
The Supreme Court of Canada December 18, 2009 news release
included 2 decisions:
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Co-operators Life Insurance Co. v. Gibbens, 2009 SCC 59 (Insurance — Accident insurance — Accident and Disease
benefit)
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R. v. Bird, 2009
SCC 60 (Criminal law — Defences — Abandonment)
The Supreme Court of Canada on December 17, 2009 heard and reserved its decisions in Attorney General of Ontario v. Michael J. Fraser on his own behalf and
on behalf of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Canada et al.,
S.C.C. Case No. 32968.
The Supreme Court of Canada December 17, 2009 news release included:
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1 decision: R v. Dudley, 2009 SCC 58 (Criminal law — Procedure — Hybrid offences — Summary convictions — Limitation period)
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6 leave applications granted
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22 leave applications dismissed
The Supreme Court of Canada on December 15, 2009 heard and reserved its decisions in Farčs Bou Malhab c. Diffusion Métromédia CMR inc. et autre,
S.C.C. Case
No. 32931
The Supreme Court of Canada on December 14, 2009 heard and reserved its decisions in
the Saskatchewan case R. v. Regent Nolet et al., S.C.C. Case No.
33032, 2009 SKCA 8.
January 5, 2010
The following regulations were published in The Saskatchewan Gazette, Part II,
Vol. 105, No. 52, December 24,
2009:
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F-13.4 Reg 39 The Coal Permit Rental Fee Exemption and Remission Regulations
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T-18.1 Reg 7 The Traffic Safety (Hand-held Electronic Communications Equipment) Regulations
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SR 112/2009 The Fuel Tax Amendment Regulations, 2009
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SR 113/2009 The Summary Offences Procedure Amendment Regulations, 2009 (No.4)
January 4, 2010
Eighteen Saskatchewan lawyers were
honoured with Queen's Counsel (Q.C.) appointments on Dec. 31, 2009.
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