L’évolution des droits linguistiques et scolaires en Saskatchewan et son impact aujourd’hui

Weekend in Review: Family Law Chambers Advocacy Workshop

By Jakaeden Frizzell, CPD Program Coordinator On Friday, April 5 and Saturday, April 6 the Law Society hosted the first ever Family Law Chambers Advocacy Workshop. The workshop featured eight faculty members and twenty-four participants. Our esteemed faculty is listed below: Chair: The Honourable Madam Justice D.L. Wilson The Honourable Mr. Justice M.T. Megaw The Honourable Madam Justice G.V. Goebel...

E.M. Culliton Scholarship Endowment

As a tribute to the former Chief Justice E. M. Culliton, an endowment was established by the Law Society of Saskatchewan to provide that in perpetuity a special scholarship is to be awarded for the pursuit of post-graduate studies in criminal law. The criteria for the selection of the recipients of the annual scholarship are as follows: The scholarship will...

Expansion of Practice Advisor Program

One of the key initiatives identified for the Professional Standards Committee in 2018 was to review the Practice Advisor program and determine whether there was room for improvement. Among the potential changes, the PSC considered whether the program should be expanded to be made available to all members who may have practice management questions. Ultimately the Committee determined that this...

Day in Review: Legal Basics for Boards Seminar

By Jakaeden Frizzell, CPD Program Coordinator On Tuesday March 19 (Saskatoon) and Thursday March 21 (Regina) the Law Society held two full day seminars covering the basics of being a board director for lawyers. Thank you to all 120+ attendees for your involvement and rapt attention. The day began with an overview of directorship from Nancy Hopkins, Q.C. (McDougall Gauley, Saskatoon) touching on...

Queen’s Bench Rules of Court and Forms Amended

By Christine Muldoon The Court of Queen’s Bench amended the Rules of Court, related forms and tariff of costs effective March 15, 2019.  Most of the changes relate to default judgments, while some of the changes to the forms are minor “housekeeping” changes. As a courtesy to our members, the Law Society Library converts the PDF forms into Word documents...