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Incorporation of Lawyers

Professional Incorporations Regulations allowing lawyers to incorporate have been approved Dec. 5, 2001 and filed with the Registrar of Regulations on Dec. 6, 2001. There is a three-step process requiring:

  1. a preliminary application to the Law Society (Law Society Rule 1801, Part 18, and following);
  2. actual incorporation at the Corporations Branch; and
  3. finally an application for a permit (Form C-1) from the Law Society.

The fee for the application to obtain a permit is $200, plus GST, for a total of $210, payable to the Law Society of Saskatchewan.

  • The Professional Corporations Act, S.S. 2001, c. P-27.1
  • Rules pertaining to incorporation of lawyers, (Law Society Rule 1801, Part 18, and following)
  • Form C-1 (Rule 1803) Application for a Professional Corporation Permit
  • Form C-2 (Rule 1803) Permit for a Professional Corporation
  • Form C-3 (Rule 1804) Application for Renewal of Permit
  • Form C-4 (Rule 1812) Certificate of Entitlement to Practice Law in Saskatchewan as a Limited Liability Partnership
  • Form C-5 (Rule 1814) Certificate of Entitlement to Practice Law in Saskatchewan as an Extra-provincial Limited Liability Partnership
  • The Professional Corporations Regulations, P-27.1 Reg 1 (Saskatchewan Gazette, Part II, v. 98, no. 50, Dec. 14, 2001, p. 1112)

Guidelines for Suspended, Resigned or Disbarred Members

There has been in the past some confusion as to what activities members whose status has changed from active to suspended, resigned or disbarred may undertake. The following is an attempt to answer most of the questions the Benchers have received.  Any further inquiries can be directed to the Law Society Administration.

As of the date set for the beginning of your suspension, resignation or disbarment, your status is the same as that of a non-member of the Law Society.  You may not practice law in any manner or hold yourself out as being permitted to practice law.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing you may not:

a) accept new clients;
b) do any legal work or undertake to do any legal work for existing clients;
c) provide legal advice or services for fee or reward directly or indirectly;
d) commence, carry on or defend any action in any Court;
e) draft or revise any legal documents or execute any documents which require execution by a member of the Law Society;
f) notarize or commission documents or swear Affidavits or Declarations as a Notary or Commissioner for Oaths unless you have been formally appointed as such;
g) report to clients except for the purpose of advising as to your status or to deliver an account for services rendered prior to your suspension, disbarment or resignation;
h) provide services to a lawyer or law firm relating to the practice of law except with approval of the Chair of Discipline, on whatever terms and conditions the Chair sees fit;  [Amended April 2003] or
i) act as principal to an articling student.
You may:
a) render and collect outstanding accounts to clients; and
b) meet with clients for the sole purpose of advising as to your status, discussing outstanding accounts or to facilitate the transfer of the client’s files.

Ongoing files and outstanding undertakings by a suspended member must be handled by another lawyer. It is the suspended member’s obligation to make suitable arrangements to ensure that the client’s interests are protected, subject to the client’s right to choose who will represent him/her.

Any documents of continuing value to clients such as original wills, mortgages, etc., must, in the case of disbarred or resigned members, be returned to the client or transferred to another lawyer. If the member is suspended and intends to return to the practice, such documents may remain with the balance of files and documents pertaining to the member’s practice, but must be available for production immediately if required by the client or the client’s representatives.

A suspended, resigned or disbarred lawyer may not have signing authority on any trust accounts.

A suspended, disbarred or resigned member should not share office space with any practicing members of the Law Society and should not attend at his/her previous office except for the purpose of facilitating the transfer of files or assisting in the winding up of the practice. The practice of law while suspended may be viewed by the Law Society as an indication that the member in question is ungovernable.

The Law Society of Ontario follows similar guidelines. Please check out their website for a comparison.

Guidelines for the Education and Guidance of Articling Students

The Guidelines for the Education and Guidance of Articling Students provide guidance on various issues including: Terms of Employment, Orientation to the Firm, Ethics and Professionalism, Mentoring and Teaching, Workload and Expectations and the CPLED Bar Admissions Program. The Guidelines recognize that articling experience is a cornerstone in the development of competent young lawyers. While principals have the primary obligation to supervise their students, every lawyer who works with a student shares in that obligation. The Law Society of Saskatchewan relies on both principals and firms to ensure students become competent and ethical professionals. In order to ensure this goal is met, principals and firms that wish to take on an articling student are asked to implement policies and measures to ensure the Guidelines are met.

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Queen’s Bench Practice Manual
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Law Society Consultation on Entity Regulation

In collaboration with the Law Societies of Alberta and Manitoba, the Law Society of Saskatchewan consulted with Saskatchewan lawyers on the regulation of legal organizations (entities). The consultation focused on an approach wherein legal organizations would be told what outcomes are expected of them, but not how to deliver them, providing the organization with the flexibility and autonomy to achieve the required outcomes. Consultation closed on June 30, 2016 and the Prairie Law Societies produced a report summarizing the results. Please follow the links below to view the report and accompanying Appendix.

  • Innovating Regulation: Consultation Report, September 2016

Further updates on the project will be posted to this site as they become available.

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