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July 20, 2023
New Practice Directive – Gowning
Court of King’s Bench for Saskatchewan The Court of King’s Bench for Saskatchewan has issued repealed and replaced General Application Practice Directive #5 – Gowning Policy for Counsel. The Practice Directive sets out when counsel are required to gown and what proper gowning entails. The Practice Directive can be found here: https://sasklawcourts.ca/kings-bench/rules-practice-directives/.
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June 21, 2023
Saskatchewan Practice Checklists Are Back
We are pleased to announce that the Saskatchewan Practice Checklists have returned to our website! Since their creation in 1997, the Practice Checklists have been a valuable resource for Saskatchewan lawyers with many practitioners and judges giving generously of their time and expertise to create, review and update them over the years. The Law Society of Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan...
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October 6, 2022
Print 2022 Queen’s Bench Rules Annotated / Online 2022 King’s Bench Rules Annotated
This year, we published the last Saskatchewan Queen’s Bench Rules Annotated ever – or at least for the foreseeable future. Our print deadline was August 26, 2022, and the final proof was approved a mere week before the passing of the late Queen Elizabeth II. Eight days later, the Court made amendments to the Rules that take effect November 1,...
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May 19, 2022
PPSA 1101 (Survey Course) – Free Enrolment for Articling Students in Saskatchewan
PPSA 1101 – Survey Course on the PPSA Dr. Clayton Bangsund is offering professional courses on the Personal Property Security Act. Articling students in the Province of Saskatchewan are eligible to enrol in the Survey Course (PPSA 1101) for free. This course will be held at Alt Hotel in Saskatoon on Friday, June 17, 2022, from 1:00pm to 4:30pm. The...
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October 14, 2021
Admissions and Education Committee Decision
A decision has been released concerning the Application for Admission as a Student-at-Law concerning Jesse Baron to the Law Society of Saskatchewan. For more information on the Law Society of Saskatchewan proceeding, please visit the Admissions and Education Committee’s Decision on the Law Society of Saskatchewan website.
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August 6, 2020
In response to COVID-19, University of Saskatchewan College of Law students volunteer for National Canadian Lawyers’ Initiative (NLCI)
By Tim Haggstrom, University of Saskatchewan law student The National Canadian Lawyers’ Initiative (NLCI) was founded in April 2020 in response to COVID-19 closures and disruptions. It has now transformed into a Canada-wide access to justice initiative involving lawyers and law students from across the country. I found out about NCLI in May through a family connection and became involved...
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