Law Society of Saskatchewan Archives for Access to Justice
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October 18, 2022
Canada’s Access to Justice Week
The third annual National Access to Justice Week is taking place from October 24 to 28 with programming for legal professionals, community and justice sector workers and members of the public offered in collaboration with Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Saskatchewan. This year’s theme explores the qualitative and quantitative data currently available to the justice...
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October 13, 2022
2022 National Access to Justice Week
The third annual National Access to Justice Week takes place from October 24 to 28, 2022. Every year, legal practitioners and stakeholders in the justice system gather to explore and review ways systems and individuals can improve access to justice. This year’s theme focuses on how we can use data to support people-centered access to legal services. See a list of activities...
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June 7, 2022
Download the Latest Legal Skies Episode – Canadian Legal Problems Survey
In the latest episode of Legal Skies, Susan McDonald, Principal Researcher at the Department of Justice Canada and Kathy AuCoin from the Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics at Statistics Canada discuss the 2021 Canadian Legal Problems Survey. The Legal Skies podcast is available on: sk.ca Spotify TuneIn Buzzsprout Google Podcasts This survey, conducted by Statistics Canada on...
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February 9, 2022
Law Reform Commission: Consultation Report on Reform of The Class Actions Act – Webinar (Feb 15)
The Law Reform Commission is currently consulting on Reform of The Class Actions Act and is seeking input from the bar, including: Is The Class Actions Act furthering the three objectives of class actions: (1) access to justice, (2) judicial economy, and (3) behaviour modification? Is The Class Actions Act in need of reform to better reflect current class actions...
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February 7, 2022
The Law Foundation and PLEA Bring Legal Information to All
From Law Foundation of Saskatchewan Photo credit: Joel Janow, PLEA's Executive Director Most people hope they will never need a lawyer to deal with difficult legal issues, be they in a courtroom or to solve family matters in a lawyer’s office. Yet, time and time again, many find themselves in such a situation. In those circumstances, challenging questions arise: What...
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December 21, 2021
Share Your Feedback in the Legal Needs Assessment for Saskatchewan
The following information was prepared by Mohammed Abdulai, PhD Student in the Department of Sociology, University of Saskatchewan The Legal Needs Assessment for Saskatchewan is a collaboration between the Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science and Justice Studies; the Centre for Research, Evaluation, and Action Towards Equal Justice at the College of Law; and the Law Society of Saskatchewan and aims to increase...
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