Law Society of Saskatchewan Archives for COVID-19
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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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March 29, 2021
COVID-19 Notice From Court of Queen’s Bench
As a consequence of the recent spike in the presence of Covid-19 variants in the Regina area, proceedings in the Court of Queen’s Bench at the Judicial Centre of Regina will be conducted remotely whenever possible and may be adjourned when the proceeding cannot take place remotely. In addition entrance into court houses in other judicial centres of persons who...
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September 29, 2020
Disclosure and Contact Tracing
A legal professional or staff member who has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, or who is being treated as presumptively positive, may be required to provide information to a provincial health officer or their designate, pursuant to the relevant provincial or territorial public health act and regulations. The information sought might include the names and contact information of individuals...
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August 28, 2020
COVID-19 Legal News Roundup: August 27th Edition
By Alan Kilpatrick, Reference Librarian The COVID-19 pandemic, and its impact on the practice of law, is changing rapidly. We want to help you stay up to date with the latest news. Each week we aggregate the leading legal headlines on COVID-19 on the topics that matter to you: Access to Justice COVID-19 is modernizing courtrooms — but for whom?...
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August 21, 2020
COVID-19 Legal News Roundup: August 20th Edition
By Alan Kilpatrick, Reference Librarian The COVID-19 pandemic, and its impact on the practice of law, is changing rapidly. We want to help you stay up to date with the latest news. Each week we aggregate the leading legal headlines on COVID-19 on the topics that matter to you: Access to Justice For Canada to truly recover economically, we need...
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August 14, 2020
COVID-19 Legal News Roundup: August 13th Edition
By Alan Kilpatrick, Reference Librarian The COVID-19 pandemic, and its impact on the practice of law, is changing rapidly. We want to help you stay up to date with the latest news. Each week we aggregate the leading legal headlines on COVID-19 on the topics that matter to you: Access to Justice Equal access to justice the big worry as...
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