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It is with great pleasure that the Law Society thanks all the hardworking and dedicated volunteers who participated in our CPD programming in 2020. Through a tumultuous year of changes and new CPD offerings, we would not have been successful without them! Many thanks to the following people: Idowu Adetogun Andrea Argue Carissa Ball, Regina Sexual Assault Centre Kathryn Bankowski,...
Read More +News Release The Law Society of Saskatchewan, at its December 2020 Convocation, elected Foluke Laosebikan, Ph.D as President and James Korpan, Q.C. as Vice-President for 2021. Foluke Laosebikan, Ph.D Dr. Laosebikan has been a lawyer for twenty-five years and currently carries on a sole general practice in Melfort, Saskatchewan, specializing in family law and dispute resolution. She was first elected...
Read More +News Release/ Department of Justice Canada/ Distributed November 19, 2020 The Honourable David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, today announced the following appointments under the judicial application process established in 2016. This process emphasizes transparency, merit, and the diversity of the Canadian population, and will continue to ensure the appointment of jurists who meet the highest...
Read More +The Law Reform Commission will hold one hour meetings with interested firms and practitioners to discuss its Consultation Report on Contributory Fault & Apportionment Among Wrongdoers and to seek input on its consultation questions. This activity is approved by the Law Society of Saskatchewan and qualifies for 1 CPD hour. Meetings can be scheduled until January 31, 2021. To schedule...
Read More +The City of Regina is building a list of potential Employer Nominees for use in addressing Arbitrations. Currently the City of Regina has Collective Bargaining Agreements with the following Unions: Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 21; Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 7; Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 588; International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Local 181;...
Read More +Our podcast project keeps rolling on. Listen to our latest episode here: https://www.lawsociety.bc.ca/our-initiatives/rule-of-law-and-lawyer-independence/rule-of-law-matters-podcast/ In this episode, Catherine Dauvergne, formerly Dean of UBC Law and now VP Academics and Provost of SFU, takes listeners through a comparison of the “thin” and “thick” versions of the rule of law, how we only notice the rule of law when it is being undermined,...
Read More +This survey is for family law professionals in Saskatchewan. We are interested in your practices and opinions around screening for domestic violence/intimate partner violence. Link to the survey: https://uregina.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_804z1clx5kNuhGB This survey is estimated to take approximately 10 minutes of your time. It is anonymous. You will not be asked for your name or contact information. Please forward this message on...
Read More +The Law Society of Saskatchewan appoints five of the board members of the Law Foundation of Saskatchewan. There are currently three appointments to be made, effective January 1, 2021. Historically, these board appointments were limited to Law Society members. Earlier this year, The Legal Profession Act,1990 was changed to allow appointments other than members of the Society. A joint Selection...
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