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Law Society of Saskatchewan Archives for Announcement

Legal Sourcery

Legal Sourcery is the award winning, top legal news source in Saskatchewan. Find the latest Law Society updates and information from the Saskatchewan legal community.

July 6, 2022
Notice of Member Disqualification

Dhugal Whitbread of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan has been disqualified effective 4:00 p.m. June 6, 2022, pursuant to Rules 1612 and is therefore not entitled to engage in the practice of law...

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July 6, 2022
Discipline Decision

The Conduct Investigation Committee has released a decision in relation to an Application by Jack Hoffart to resign instead of continued proceedings pursuant to Law Society Rule 1112.

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July 5, 2022
Indigenous Law Student Scholarship – Apply Now

From First Peoples Law LLP  As part of our commitment to supporting the development of Indigenous lawyers, First Peoples Law is offering a scholarship for $10,000 to an Indigenous law...

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June 29, 2022
New Practice Directives

The Court of Queen’s Bench has issued two new Practice Directives. GA-PD #11 sets time limits for oral presentations in Chambers. CV-PD #6 introduces a requirement to file Chambers Appearance...

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June 1, 2022
Law Society Annual Report and Financial Statements

The Law Society 2021 Annual Report and Financial Statements are now available online. The Report highlights the Law Society’s work related to the 2019-2022 Strategic Plan: Expanded Approach to Competency; Trusted and Transparent...

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May 26, 2022
Notice on Updated Practice Directive

The Court of Queen’s Bench has updated its General Application Practice Directive #9 (Scheduling of Summary Judgment, Set Aside and Judicial Review Applications). The Court’s practice directives can be found...

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May 10, 2022
Notice of Hearing

A continuation of the penalty hearing concerning the discipline matter of Nathan Xiao-Phillips will be held on Friday, June 17, 2022, via Teams meeting, beginning at 10:00 a.m.

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May 4, 2022
Member Status Update

Successorship information regarding the practice of Lori Gollan of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan can be found here.

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March 23, 2022
Court of Queen’s Bench COVID-19 Directive Update

Following The Court of Queen’s Bench earlier directive that postponed jury trials scheduled to commence before April 1, 2022 due the COVID-19, the Court has issued a new directive to...

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March 8, 2022
Court of Queen’s Bench Notice

The Court of Queen’s Bench has amended its Practice Directives GA-PD #9 and FAM-PD#1 and its attached form as a consequence of amendments to the Rules of Court respecting family...

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