Law Society of Saskatchewan Archives for Legal Practice
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November 22, 2023
King’s Bench Rules Annotated
Along with a new title recognizing a new monarch, the 2023 Saskatchewan King’s Bench Rules Annotated comes with a brand-new look. Beneath the new navy blue cover, you will find all the latest case law and commentary from the Court of King’s Bench. In addition to the usual features including the Tariff of Costs, Historical Table of Concordance, Tables of Cases, Statutes and...
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October 11, 2023
Court of King’s Bench Administrative Notice
From Court of King’s Bench for Saskatchewan Effective November 1, 2023, the Court of King’s Bench Rules of Court are formally amended and shall be cited and referred to as The King’s Bench Rules. An Administrative Notice advising of this change can be found here.
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August 30, 2023
Launch of Succession Planning Tool
Having a succession plan in place is mandatory and the Law Society is aware that it can be challenging for practitioners to find a successor for their law practice. The Law Society has launched a new tool to assist in connecting practitioners who are in need of a successor with those willing to be considered as a successor. What is succession...
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July 24, 2023
Registry Fee Adjustments Effective July 29, 2023
On July 5, 2023, the ISC and the Government of Saskatchewan announced the rollout of fee adjustments impacting the Land Registry, effective July 29, 2023. Please visit www.isc.ca/feechange for a full breakdown of the fee changes.
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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Court of King’s Bench for Saskatchewan The Court of King’s Bench for Saskatchewan has issued repealed and replaced General Application Practice Directive #5 – Gowning Policy for Counsel.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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July 11, 2023
Updates to The Saskatchewan Limitations Manual
We are pleased to announce that our website has a new edition of the Saskatchewan Limitations Manual with updates provided by Kim Bodnarchuk. The previous edition was current to December 2020. The new edition is current to December 2022 and features five new Acts, new annotations for 55 Acts, and 22 new cases. Consult the manual for pinpoints of and...
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January 23, 2023
Access to DivorceMate Is Changing Soon
In 2020, as part of our ongoing efforts to diversify our legal resources, we negotiated free online access for all members to DivorceMate, a cloud-based software for calculating child and spousal support. Unavoidably, a recent business decision made by DivorceMate is ending free access to this product. To support firms, we have negotiated a fifty-percent discount with DivorceMate for all members. The...
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January 3, 2023
Provincial Court – Criminal Rules
From the Provincial Court of Saskatchewan On January 3, 2023, the Provincial Court introduced its first Criminal Rule of Court: Rule 1 Case Management. More will follow. Compliance with Rules is mandatory. It is the responsibility of lawyers and persons representing themselves in criminal court proceedings to know the rules that may apply to their proceeding. The Court’s Practice Directives...
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December 21, 2022
Saskatchewan Lawyers Receive K.C. Designation
From Federation of Law Societies of Canada Fourteen Saskatchewan lawyers are being recognized for their contributions to the legal profession and public service with a King's Counsel (K.C.) designation. "This is the first time in almost 70 years that King's Counsel, rather than Queen's Counsel, designations have been awarded in Saskatchewan,” Justice Minister and Attorney General Bronwyn Eyre said. “These...
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October 27, 2022
The First Comprehensive National Study on Wellness in the Legal Profession is Published
From Federation of Law Societies of Canada Findings from the first comprehensive national study of its kind paint an alarming picture of the wellness of Canadian legal professionals. Legal professionals in all areas of practice and in all jurisdictions suffer from significantly high levels of psychological distress, depression, anxiety, burnout and suicidal ideation, with those in the early years of...
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