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December 13, 2018
Serving Public Opinion Not Justice: Should We Care About Politicians’ Increasing Penchant For Section 33?
By Larissa Meredith-Flister; JD Candidate (Saskatchewan), M.A. Economics (Regina). Section 33 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms,[1] known as the notwithstanding clause, has come to the forefront of discussion over the past year. Although the federal government and the vast majority of provincial governments have never utilized s. 33,[2] Premiers Brad Wall in Saskatchewan[3] and Doug Ford in Ontario[4]...
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December 5, 2018
An Update to CanLII’s Search Engine, Solex
By Xavier Beauchamp-Tremblay As some of you may have noticed, an improved search was deployed on CanLII last week. Here’s a summary of what it does: 1. The search engine can tell if you're looking for a specific document or if you're doing legal research. Searching for a specific document is a very different behaviour than doing legal research without...
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November 28, 2018
Academic Authors Sharing their Writing on CanLII
By Sarah Sutherland; reposted with permission from the CanLii Blog CanLIIDocs was created as a platform to share legal commentary, and we now have many types of resources available on CanLIIDocs written by authors from various backgrounds. Here is a page where you can browse what’s currently available on the site. One group that has been enthusiastic in endorsing CanLII as...
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November 15, 2018
New Books in the Library – Summer 2018 Part II
By Sara Stanley Lindley & Banks on Partnership, 20th Ed. - Roderick I'Anson Banks “Lindley & Banks on Partnership gives you comprehensive, authoritative and practical coverage of the law relating to both general and limited partnerships. This seminal text on partnerships, first published in 1860, gives you detailed commentary on all aspects of the life of a partnership, from its...
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November 9, 2018
Upcoming CPD Activities – November
NEW! Webinar: Ethical Issues for In-House Counsel Thursday November 15, 2018 – Noon to 1pm The Ethical issues faced by In-House Counsel are unique in a number of ways, and as such warrant specific consideration, separate from the typical ethical issues that may arise in the private practice arena. This webinar will discuss these unique challenges from the perspective of...
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October 30, 2018
Access to Justice Week Call to Action: End Stigma Surrounding Mental Illness in the Legal Profession
By Michael Marschal, Managing Editor of the Saskatchewan Law Review On Tuesday, October 23, 2018, Orlando Da Silva delivered the 21st Annual Saskatchewan Law Review Lecture during the 3rd Annual Saskatchewan Access to Justice Week. Mr. Da Silva is a Senior Crown Council with the Serious Fraud Office of the Prosecution Division of the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General. Mr. Da Silva spoke to...
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