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March 27, 2023
Update from the Court of King’s Bench
The Court of King’s Bench for Saskatchewan has a new Criminal Practice Directive. Criminal Practice Directive #11 outlines the process by which the Court will perform its obligation to inform a complainant and/or witness of their right to be represented by counsel when certain applications are made under the Criminal Code. The Practice Directive can be found here: https://sasklawcourts.ca/kings-bench/rules-practice-directives/
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February 16, 2023
Swearing in ceremony – Judge Kritzer
From Courts of Saskatchewan Members are invited to attend the swearing-in Ceremony for the Honourable Stephen Kritzer at 3 p.m., Friday, March 31, 2023, at the Swift Current Provincial Court House.
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March 23, 2022
Court of Queen’s Bench COVID-19 Directive Update
Following The Court of Queen’s Bench earlier directive that postponed jury trials scheduled to commence before April 1, 2022 due the COVID-19, the Court has issued a new directive to confirm that as of April 4, 2022, jury trials will proceed as scheduled. The new directive is posted on the Courts’ website COVID-19 page https://sasklawcourts.ca/home/covid-19-update/.
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November 3, 2021
Omission from Queen’s Bench Rules Annotated 2021
On Thursday, October 28, a member kindly reached out to one of our librarians to point out that the Saskatchewan Queen’s Bench Rules Annotated 2021 failed to incorporate an amendment to the Queen’s Bench Rules. In fact, this and the last edition of the QBRA are missing the amendments to Rule 3-22 (Claim for debt or liquidated demand) that appeared...
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October 18, 2021
Notice of Member Disqualification
Please note effective October 25, 2021, this member has been reinstated. Mr. Trevor Shishkin of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan has been disqualified effective October 16, 2021, pursuant to Rule 724 and is therefore not entitled to engage in the practice of law in Saskatchewan until he has satisfied all reinstatement requirements pursuant to Rule 728(2).
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August 26, 2021
Provincial Court Update Regarding Broadcasting Court Proceedings
Please be advised that the Provincial Court has recently added Practice Directive 13 regarding Audio/Visual Recording or Broadcasting of Court Proceedings.
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