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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 confirm that as of April 4, 2022, jury trials will proceed as scheduled. The new directive is posted on the Courts’ website COVID-19 page https://sasklawcourts.ca/home/covid-19-update/.
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January 27, 2022
Court of Queen’s Bench Update on Court Proceedings – January 2022
From Court of Queen's Bench While court houses and court proceedings remain open to the public, court offices will not be providing in-person services, however, regular registry services will continue to be available as follows: Drop boxes are available at each court house to permit the drop off of documents needing to be filed with the Courts; The Court of...
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December 20, 2021
Provincial Court Practice Directive Update
From Provincial Court of Saskatchewan Please be advised that the Provincial Court has recently added Practice Directive V regarding Application for Court-appointed Lawyer – Criminal Cases. This has been posted to the Saskatchewan Law Courts website. The French translation will be added when available.
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December 10, 2021
Court of Queen’s Bench Update
Notice from the Court of Queen's Bench As Friday, December 24, 2021 has been set as a Designated Holiday, there will be no Courts sitting in the Court of Queen’s Bench for Saskatchewan.
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September 16, 2021
Updated Court of Queen’s Bench COVID-19 Directive
The Court of Queen’s Bench has updated its COVID-19 directive effective September 15, 2021. Due to the worsening spread of COVID-19, the Court will revert to hearing all Civil and Family Chambers, presumptively, by phone. New applications should contain the notice described in the directive to inform Respondents to provide their phone number to the Local Registrar. Child Protection Chambers...
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September 9, 2021
Court of Queen’s Bench COVID-19 Update
The Court of Queen’s Bench has updated its COVID-19 directive effective September 7, 2021. The new directive returns court proceedings, other than jury trials, to pre-COVID arrangements subject to the direction of the presiding judge. Specifically, in-person attendance will now resume and documents may no longer be filed by email. Also, Court Services has also implemented a new directive that...
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