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Law Society of Saskatchewan Archives for Saskatchewan Law Review Articles

Legal Sourcery

Legal Sourcery is the award winning, top legal news source in Saskatchewan. Find the latest Law Society updates and information from the Saskatchewan legal community.

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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