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February 2, 2022
A Saskatchewan Contribution to Enduring Inconsistencies in Bail Law
Kane Fritzler* (from Saskatchewan Law Review) Summary The inconsistent application of bail law across provinces and territories has resulted in increased guidance from the Supreme Court of Canada, most...
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November 15, 2021
Pandora’s Box: Litigation and Regulation of Videogame Loot Boxes
Corbin Golding* Summary: Videogame loot boxes, randomized packages of in-game items purchased with real or virtual currency, are a growing source of litigation and legislation around the world, including a...
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November 8, 2021
Canadian Pacific Railway Company v Kelly Panteluk Construction Ltd.: Narrow Clarifications and Broad Baseline Setting
William Hampton* SUMMARY Canadian Pacific Railway Company v Kelly Panteluk Construction Ltd. was handed down at a transitional moment in the landscape of construction law in Saskatchewan. The decision will also...
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September 28, 2021
Mixed Messaging? Intimate Partner Violence Sentencing Amendments to the Criminal Code
Ashley Fulton* SUMMARY This comment discusses recent amendments to the Criminal Code[1] that added new intimate partner violence sentencing provisions, which came into force through An Act to amend...
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July 27, 2021
1688782 Ontario Inc. v Maple Leaf Foods Inc.: Limiting Duty of Care in Cases of Pure Economic Loss
Brenden Cowlishaw* SUMMARY This comment discusses 1688782 Ontario Inc. v Maple Leaf Foods Inc., a Supreme Court of Canada five to four ruling released on November 6, 2020. While...
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June 28, 2021
Catching the Middleman: Amendments to Money Laundering Provisions of the Criminal Code
From Saskatchewan Law Review Gabriel Simons* SUMMARY A recent Criminal Code amendment may drastically change how money laundering will be investigated and prosecuted in Canada. Now, when concealing or...
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May 10, 2021
Limitation Periods, Payment for Extras, and Construction Litigation: A Comment on Saskatchewan (Highways and Infrastructure) v Venture Construction Inc.
Matthew M. Scott* In a dispute surrounding a construction contract containing a “payment for extras” clause, does a contractor’s loss occur when they do the extra work, or when they...
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March 31, 2021
SK Law Review – The Persistent Jurisprudential Muddle: Determining the Standard of Review for Procedural Fairness in Saskatchewan
Levi Graham* What is the standard of review for procedural fairness? Strong jurisprudence from the Federal Courts suggest that the standard of review for procedural fairness remains uncertain. The...
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March 23, 2021
SK Law Review – R. v. Poulin: Muddled adjudication; but adjudication, nonetheless
Travis Smith* Summary In this blog post, a brief analysis of the Supreme Court of Canada’s recent R. v. Poulin decision brings forward concerns of what appears to be...
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December 9, 2020
Access to Legal Services, Limited Licences to Practice Law, and the Protection of the Public: A Discussion of Law Society of Saskatchewan v. Zielke and Recent Amendments to The Legal Profession Act, 1990
NOTICE: The following article discusses the case of Law Society of Saskatchewan v. Zielke 2019 SKQB 166. The article was written and published at a time prior to the determination...
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