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March 31, 2020
Family Law Drop-in Help Sessions
Due to COVID-19 public health isolation recommendations, all drop-in Family Law help sessions in Regina, Saskatoon, Moose Jaw, and Prince Albert are cancelled until further notice. In the meanwhile, family law information and assistance is still available by phone or by e-mail from the Family Law Information Centre (306-787-5837) or [email protected]. At PLEA’s website familylaw.plea.org, you can also find family law information,...
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March 31, 2020
Message from the University of Saskatchewan President
Dear University of Saskatchewan community, Our USask campus is quiet as we do our part to curb the COVID-19 pandemic. But these empty hallways don’t show the important work taking place behind the scenes at our university. The winter term, which was just a few weeks from being complete, has moved to online delivery, and thousands of our students will...
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March 31, 2020
Message from the Information Services Corporation
Effective April 2, 2020, all Continuance submissions will be manually reviewed. You will still file your Continuance submission online on the Customer Portal, but it will no longer be automatically registered.
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March 26, 2020
Remote Execution of Certain Documents By Electronic Means
On March 26, 2020, the Government of Saskatchewan enacted the following emergency regulations: The Land Titles (Public Emergencies) Amendment Regulations, 2020 (impacting The Land Titles Regulations, 2001); The Electronic Information and Documents (Public Emergencies) Regulations (impacting The Electronic Information and Documents Act, 2000); Q&A from the Ministry of Justice The Powers of Attorney (Public Emergencies) Regulations (impacting The Powers of Attorney Act, 2002); Q&A from the...
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March 26, 2020
PREP registration launches Tuesday, March 31
Do you have an articling/clerking student starting at your firm this summer? The Canadian Centre for Professional Legal Education (CPLED) is launching the online registration for the new Bar admission program, Practice Readiness Education Program (PREP) on Tuesday, March 31 at 6:30 a.m. MST. Here are some things for you to note about the registration process: Registration is completed entirely...
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March 25, 2020
Notice from Court of Queen’s Bench
Due to the high volume of demand, lawyers and other persons with deposit accounts are asked to consider not filing documents with the Court of Queen’s Bench by email, if the same documents can be conveniently sent by mail, or delivered in person to the drop boxes located within each court house. Your compliance with this request is much appreciated...
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