DR Updates
May 2, 2023
Training Opportunity for Your Firm’s Associates and Articling Students
We all know that upskilling adds value to your firm, but did you know that professional development opportunities are also a great retention strategy? Encourage your articling students and associates to attend the upcoming Law Society of Saskatchewan Seminar Keys to Successful Oral Advocacy: All Your Questions Answered. This in-person seminar will be held on May 25th in Regina and...
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March 23, 2023
Mandatory Principal Training
At February 2023 Convocation, the Benchers approved amendments to the Law Society Rules to implement a mandatory principal training course. Amendment to Rule 704 requires that all lawyers who wish to act as principal to an articling student, regardless of previous experience, complete the course. Amendment to Rule 709 exempts lawyers who are acting as principal solely for the purpose...
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February 6, 2023
Updates to the Online Practice Management Assessment Tool
The Law Firm Practice Management Assessment Tool (the “Assessment Tool”) is a central mandatory feature of the Law Society’s proactive approach to regulating law firms. There are two versions of the Assessment Tool accessible – one for sole practitioner firms and one for multi-lawyer firms. Implementation of the Assessment Tool began in April 2021, and is gradual in nature rolling...
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February 3, 2023
Prohibition on the Purchase of Residential Property by Non-Canadians Act
On January 1, 2023, the Prohibition on the Purchase of Residential Property by Non-Canadians Act, S.C. 2022, c. 10, s. 235 came into force. Subsection 4(1) prohibits non-Canadians from purchasing, directly or indirectly, any residential property situated in Canada. Further, and importantly for lawyers and other professionals involved in real estate transactions, the Act makes it an offence for any person or entity to...
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