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September 19, 2022
Updated Standard Uniform Trust Condition Format for Real Estate Conveyancing in Saskatchewan – April 2022
The Real Estate Sub-Committee (RESC) of the Law Society of Saskatchewan Ethics Committee is pleased to share with the Law Society membership the Uniform Trust Condition Format letter (UTC Letter), updated to 2022. Like its predecessor standard trust condition letter, the current UTC Letter is intended for use, as appropriate, in Saskatchewan residential real estate conveyancing. By refreshing the format,...
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August 16, 2022
Important Changes to Court of Appeal Rules (Civil and Criminal)
From Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan The Court of Appeal Rules [Rules] and The Court of Appeal Criminal Appeal Rules (Saskatchewan) [Criminal Rules] are being amended, with most changes coming into effect on October 3, 2022. The Rules apply to all appeals, except as modified by the Criminal Rules in relation to criminal appeals. In addition to amending the Rules and...
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August 11, 2022
New Court of Queen’s Bench Practice Directive, CRIM-PD #9
From Court of Queen’s Bench for Saskatchewan The Court of Queen’s Bench has issued a new Practice Directive, CRIM-PD #9 Obtaining an Order for Attendance of a Prisoner – Production Order. The Practice Directive describes the process that must be followed to obtain a production order. It becomes effective on September 1, 2022 and can be found on the Court’s...
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June 29, 2022
New Practice Directives
The Court of Queen’s Bench has issued two new Practice Directives. GA-PD #11 sets time limits for oral presentations in Chambers. CV-PD #6 introduces a requirement to file Chambers Appearance Memorandums in Civil Chambers. Both Practice Directives become effective September 1, 2022 and can be found on the Court’s webpage at https://sasklawcourts.ca/queens-bench/rules-practice-directives/.
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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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