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August 16, 2022
Important Changes to Court of Appeal Rules (Civil and Criminal)
From Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan The Court of Appeal Rules [Rules] and The Court of Appeal Criminal Appeal Rules (Saskatchewan) [Criminal Rules] are being amended, with most changes coming into effect on October 3, 2022. The Rules apply to all appeals, except as modified by the Criminal Rules in relation to criminal appeals. In addition to amending the Rules and...
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August 11, 2022
New Court of Queen’s Bench Practice Directive, CRIM-PD #9
From Court of Queen’s Bench for Saskatchewan The Court of Queen’s Bench has issued a new Practice Directive, CRIM-PD #9 Obtaining an Order for Attendance of a Prisoner – Production Order. The Practice Directive describes the process that must be followed to obtain a production order. It becomes effective on September 1, 2022 and can be found on the Court’s...
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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 Memorandums in Civil Chambers. Both Practice Directives become effective September 1, 2022 and can be found on the Court’s webpage at https://sasklawcourts.ca/queens-bench/rules-practice-directives/.
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June 23, 2022
Court of Queen’s Bench Administrative Notice
The Court of Queen’s Bench has issued an Administrative Notice regarding changes to its file numbering system. Going forward, the Court requests that lawyers adopt the new file numbering format on all documents filed with the Court.
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June 17, 2022
Court of Queen’s Bench COVID-19 Update
The Court of Queen’s Bench has issued an update to its COVID-19 directive, that shall come into effect on September 1, 2022. The new directive is posted on the Courts’ website COVID-19 page here.
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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 on the Court’s webpage at: https://sasklawcourts.ca/queens-bench/rules-practice-directives/.
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