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May 23, 2018
Gladue Rights Research Database Launched in Saskatchewan
By Alan Kilpatrick Earlier this month, the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) launched a Gladue Rights Research Database. It is being described by the U of S as the first of its kind in Canada. Legal Aid Saskatchewan, the Community Engaged Collaboratorium, the Fine Arts Digital Research Centre, and the U of S collaborated to create this valuable resource....
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May 17, 2018
LawPRO Fraud Fact Sheet for Cybercrime and Bad Cheque Scams
By Melanie Hodges Neufeld Our colleagues at Avoid A Claim recently posted an announcement about the new LawPRO Fact Sheet for Cybercrime and Bad Cheque Scams. As they note: There has been a huge growth in cybercrime attempts against lawyers and firms, who must now be on guard against bad cheque frauds, phishing, funds transfer frauds and attempts to hack...
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April 24, 2018
Truth and Reconciliation Information on the Law Society Website
By Sarah Rider CPD Program Coordinator, Law Society of Saskatchewan Did you know the Law Society has an entire page dedicated to our ongoing efforts to respond to the TRC Calls to Action? Well you do now! Truth and Reconciliation | Law Society of Saskatchewan Call to Action # 27 states: We call upon the Federation of Law Societies of...
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April 9, 2018
Bridging the legal publishing past to the legal technology future as the Law Society of Saskatchewan opens vLex to its members
Unquestionably the provincial law society that provides members with the most comprehensive presentation of its home case law, the Law Society of Saskatchewan goes even further with the addition of vLex Canada to its roster. To the depth of CanLII, the breadth of WestLaw Next, Saskatchewan lawyers now gain the richness of the original Maritime Law Book Key Number System...
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August 24, 2017
Truth and Reconciliation – Call to Action #27
By Barbra Bailey Policy Counsel, Law Society of Saskatchewan Canada’s Residential School System for Aboriginal children was a government-sponsored education system created to separate Aboriginal children from their families and cultural heritage, thereby assimilating them into Euro-Canadian society. The Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement (IRSSA) recognized the damage inflicted by the residential schools and established the Truth and Reconciliation Commission...
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January 13, 2017
Subject Resource Guide – Corporate and Partnership Law
By Alan Kilpatrick The Corporate and Partnership Law Subject Resource Guide is now available online at the at Research Resources area of the Law Society website. Subject resource guide provide the titles of key texts, ebooks, CPD materials, journals, legal encyclopedias, and provincial and federal legislation for a particular area of the law. They are guides to finding the best resources...
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