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June 18, 2013

Volunteer for University of Saskatchewan Senate - The Law Society of Saskatchewan is one of several professional groups which is represented on the University of Saskatchewan Senate.  Some of the other professions on the University of Saskatchewan Senate include chartered accountants, architects, dentists, doctors, pharmacists, registered nurses and teachers.

The University of Saskatchewan Senate makes bylaws for disciplining students for other than academic dishonesty; provides for awarding honourary degrees; deals with proposals for establishing colleges, schools or departments; deals with proposals for affiliated educational institutions; and makes recommendations to the University Board of Governors on matters or things the Senate considers necessary to promote the interests of the University.

The Law Society of Saskatchewan is seeking a volunteer to serve as its representative on the University of Saskatchewan Senate.  The term is for a period of 3 years commencing July 1st, 2013.  Members interested in serving as the Law Society representative on the University of Saskatchewan Senate should send notice to llynchuk@lawsociety.sk.ca, along with a resumé and reasons for applying by June 28, 2013.

June 14, 2013

The Law Society of Saskatchewan Discipline Hearing Committee issued a notice of hearing in the discipline matter of Monte James Sheppard.

June 11, 2013

The Revised Queen's Bench Rules will come into force on July 1, 2013. In response, the Law Society Library will be releasing a new edition of the Queen's Bench Rules Annotated this September. Pre-ordering will be available later this summer. A notice to the membership and all our current subscribers of the current edition will be issued when pre-ordering opens.

June 6, 2013

As a result of medical issues, David Hickie of Ignatiuk Law Offices has been appointed as a Trustee in relation to the legal practice of Dmytro Ignatiuk Estevan. Any matters pertaining to Mr. Ignatiuk's practice can be brought to the attention of Mr. Hickie.   

June 5, 2013

Members are invited to attend the Swearing-in Ceremony of Judge James Rybchuk, at 3 p.m. on Friday, June 7, 2013, Courtroom #8 at the Regina Provincial Court House.

May 31, 2013

Law Society Members are invited to attend the Swearing-in Ceremony of Judge Shannon L. Metivier, at 3 p.m. on Friday, June 14, 2013, at the Saskatoon Provincial Court House.

May 30, 2013

The Law Society of Saskatchewan Discipline Hearing Committee issued an amended notice of hearing in the discipline matter of Robert Louis Stevenson.

May 28, 2013

Vital Statistics will be moving to eHealth Saskatchewan from Information Services Corporation (ISC) on Sunday, June 16. It will be business as usual for Vital Statistics at ISC until noon on Friday June 14 with eHealth Saskatchewan picking up full customer support starting at 8:00am Monday, June 17. While ISC will continue to provide counter service for Vital Statistics customers in the afternoon of June 14, Vital Statistics web services will be suspended for this period to protect the integrity of customer orders and to ensure a seamless transfer of services from ISC to eHealth Saskatchewan. Vital Statistics web services will be fully restored by end of day June 16.

As a result of this transfer, there will be a few process changes ISC would like to ensure the legal community is aware of: 

  • eHealth will not have access to the ISC payment account (CAMS) and will not be able to accept this form of payment after the transfer. 
    • To assist with the transition, we ask that you discontinue the use of your ISC payment account (CAMS) for Vital Statistics transactions  as early as possible.
       
  • There will be NO certificate counter service pickups from May 27th to June 14th.
    • You are still able to drop off applications during this timeframe, but you will not be able to pick up any certificates as they will all be mailed / couriered out.


Important items changing as a result of the transfer:

  • New customer service contact information
  • New office location
    • Vital Statistics operations will move to 1445 Park St., Regina.
    • In-person customer support will be available at this location starting June 17th. ISC Customer Service Centres will support Vital Statistics until Friday, June 14th.
    • Vital Statistics operations staff will move to the new location prior to June 17th. As a result, there will be minor changes for visitors to ISC's Regina Customer Service Centre until transfer.
       
  • Certificate Services
    • Online certificate ordering and order status checking services will transfer to eHealth and be available at eHealthsask.ca starting June 17.
    • All in-process certificate orders will be transferred to eHealth and completed by Vital Statistics staff upon transfer.
    • Depending on the order method, eHealth will accept VISA/MasterCard, debit card, cheque, money order, or cash. No account-based options are available.


To ensure a smooth transition of Vital Statistics from ISC to eHealth, Mike Beatty (Marketing Manager of Vital Statistics at ISC) has been seconded to eHealth and will be providing his expertise and knowledge of Vital Statistics at eHealth. Please feel free to contact Mike if you have any questions relating to this move to eHealth.

Mike Beatty
Customer Relations & Marketing Manager
eHealth Saskatchewan
Phone: 306-337-5025
Email: Mike.Beatty@eHealthSask.ca

For more information about this transfer, please visit the ISC.ca website

May 22, 2013

Saskatoon Library Closure Date Revision: Please note that the Saskatoon Law Society Library will now be closing Tuesday, August 6, 2013 to May, 2014. Members will be able to access the library until this date and will not be able to access the College of Law Library as an external borrower until after this date.

May 13, 2013

The Law Reform Commission of Saskatchewan has released the following two final reports, which are presented as proposals to the Minister of Justice:

Access to Justice - Needy Person Certificates and Waiver of Fees: Final Report - Under The Queen's Bench Rules, a potential litigant may, in some circumstances, obtain a waiver of court fees by obtaining a Needy Person Certificate. Needy Person Certificates are useful, but challenges exist respecting their scope and availability under the QB Rules.  A further challenge is that Certificates are only available to litigants in the Court of Queen's Bench and Court of Appeal. This Final Report sets out the Commission's proposals on improving access to justice for the less advantaged members of our community through fee waivers.

Civil Rights in Saskatchewan Long-term Care Facilities: Final Report - The focus of this paper is on violations of the rights of long-term care residents, particularly when they do not involve physical abuse, and particularly when they may not be effectively addressed by existing protocols designed to deal with more blatant forms of abuse. Many are unfamiliar with rights in long-term care, including how to assert these rights and seek remedy for their breach. This Final Report sets out the Commission's proposals to improve civil rights in long-term care facilities.

May 9, 2013

The Law Society of Saskatchewan Discipline Hearing Committee issued a notice of hearing in the discipline matter of Dale Norman Blenner-Hassett.

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