News
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.
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- 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.
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- 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
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- New office location
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- 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
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- 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.
