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December 13, 2018
New Law Society President and Vice President Elected
At Convocation on December 6, 2018, the Benchers elected Leslie Belloc-Pinder, as President, and Gerald Tegart, Q.C., as Vice President, for 2019. We congratulate our new President and Vice President and would like to thank our outgoing President, Craig Zawada, Q.C., for his tireless work in 2018. Please see our website for a full list of our newly elected Benchers....
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November 19, 2018
2018 Bencher Election Results
The 2018 Law Society of Saskatchewan Bencher election concluded on November 15. The successful candidates are as follows: Saskatoon: Leslie Belloc-Pinder – by acclamation by virtue of her office Craig Zawada, Q.C. James Morrison, Q.C. Ian Wagner Cara Haaf Regina: Gerald Tegart, Q.C. James Korpan, Q.C. Crystal Norbeck Jill Drennan Barbara Mysko Prince Albert: John Morrall Central: Suzanne Jeanson (Moose...
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October 26, 2018
Convention Refugees and Protected Persons: Access to LARC Services
Joint Media Release by CLASSIC and International Women of Saskatoon (IWS) International Women of Saskatoon (IWS), the organization that manages and operates the Language Assessment and Referral Centre (LARC) Saskatchewan Program, would like to announce that the Canadian Language Benchmarks Placement Test (CLB-PT) and Canadian Language Benchmarks Literacy Placement Test (CLB-LPT) are now available to Convention Refugees and Protected Persons residing...
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October 25, 2018
Child Support Recalculation Service
The Saskatchewan Child Support Recalculation Service is a pilot project that helps families with child support orders ensure a fair level of support for their children. The service will recalculate child support, based on information reported on the most recent income tax return and current income of a support payor, in accordance with the Federal Child Support Guidelines. The benefits...
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October 25, 2018
SALI Public Launch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPdIT7CrISc The Law Society is a proud partner of the Saskatchewan Access to Legal Information Project (SALI) and is pleased to announce the launch of the public campaign for this project. The objective of the SALI Project is to increase access to legal information for Saskatchewan residents through collaboration between justice stakeholders and trusted intermediaries - we have focused on...
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September 21, 2018
One month away from Saskatchewan’s third annual Access to Justice Week
By Brea Lowenberger, Director of CREATE Justice and Access to Justice Coordinator, University of Saskatchewan, College of Law Please "save the date" for the third annual Saskatchewan Access to Justice Week, taking place October 20-26, 2018. The week will provide opportunities to: Engage new and diverse voices in the access to justice conversation; and Highlight initiatives that aim to improve access to...
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