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January 7, 2021
DivorceMate Renewed for 2021!
In February 2020, we told you that all Saskatchewan lawyers have access to DivorceMate software, and can create individual profiles through the DivorceMate website. We are pleased to announce that the Law Society has renewed your DivorceMate licence for 2021. DivorceMate is a cloud-based software for calculating child and spousal support. The software includes: Calculations for the parties’ net disposable...
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November 27, 2020
Your Saskatchewan Legal Databases, Relaunched
By Alan Kilpatrick, Librarian The Law Society’s searchable legal databases (Bills, Cases, Conduct Review, Ethics Ruling, and Sentencing Digests) were officially relaunched on a modern, mobile-friendly, and cloud-based database platform on Friday, November 20th, concluding a year-long Legal Resources project. Congratulations to the @LawSocietySask for 40 years of providing access to legal info tools Saskatchewanians need, and for the launch...
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November 20, 2020
3… 2… 1… (Re)Launch Your Saskatchewan Legal Databases!
By Alan Kilpatrick, Librarian I am very excited to announce that today we are officially relaunching our searchable in-house Saskatchewan legal databases on a modern, mobile-friendly, cloud-based platform: Law Society of Saskatchewan Conduct Review Database Law Society of Saskatchewan Ethics Rulings Database Saskatchewan Bills database Saskatchewan Cases database Saskatchewan Court of Appeal Sentencing Digest Saskatchewan legal practitioners, the judiciary, and...
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October 23, 2020
Doing Your Own Legal Research with Alan Kilpatrick
Doing your own legal research for a court case can be intimidating, especially if you have no formal legal training. However, there is help out there for people wanting to represent themselves. Join reference librarian Alan Kilpatrick from the Law Society of Saskatchewan Library to learn about CanLII, a free legal service that can be accessed by anyone via the...
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September 14, 2020
The Implications of Using a Standard of Reasonableness versus Correctness: A Case Comment on Pomarenski v. Saskatchewan Veterinary Medical Association
Danielle R. Nichols* SUMMARY This comment discusses the implications of a remark made by the Court of Queen’s Bench for Saskatchewan in Pomarenski v. Saskatchewan Veterinary Medical Association Professional Conduct Committee, in which a disciplinary decision of the Saskatchewan Veterinary Medical Association was substantively reviewed. This comment also discusses how the Supreme Court of Canada’s recent decision in...
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September 9, 2020
R. v. Rafilovich: A Need for Legislative Amendment
Evan Best* SUMMARY This case comment discusses the Supreme Court of Canada’s recent decision in R. v. Rafilovich, a case involving an individual who was arrested with approximately $47,000 worth of cocaine and $42,000 in cash. The cash was seized as being proceeds of crime, but subsequently released back to Rafilovich in order for him to hire counsel. At...
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