Law Society of Saskatchewan Legal News (Legal Sourcery)
Legal News (Legal Sourcery)
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October 2, 2020
Court of Queen’s Bench Criminal Practice Directive #2
The Court of Queen’s Bench has issued CRIM PD #2 respecting access to juror information and jury lists. It can be found on the Court’s webpage at https://sasklawcourts.ca/index.php/home/court-of-queen-s-bench/rules-and-practice-directives.
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October 1, 2020
Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre Bulletin: Money Mule Awareness
The following is the text of a bulletin from the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre: Increasingly, fraud networks are recruiting unsuspecting fraud victims to receive and transfer money from other victims. When this happens, the victim becomes a money mule. What is a Money Mule? A money mule is an individual who is recruited by fraudsters to serve as a middle person...
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September 30, 2020
Law Grads Receive Scholarships
The 2020 E.M. Culliton Scholarship has been awarded to Brenda Yuen of Saskatoon and Sarah-jane Nussbaum of Toronto in the amount of $9,000 and $3,000 respectively. Brenda Yuen graduated from the College of Law, University of Saskatchewan, on June 2, 2011. She is currently enrolled in the LL.M program at the University of Saskatchewan under the supervision of Professor Sarah...
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September 30, 2020
Orange Shirt Day
Please join the Law Society in wearing an orange shirt to acknowledge Orange Shirt Day because every child matters. The annual Orange Shirt Day opens the door to global conversation on all aspects of residential schools. It arose from the story of a little girl who was taken away from her family and sent to a residential school. Her grandmother had...
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September 29, 2020
Disclosure and Contact Tracing
A legal professional or staff member who has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, or who is being treated as presumptively positive, may be required to provide information to a provincial health officer or their designate, pursuant to the relevant provincial or territorial public health act and regulations. The information sought might include the names and contact information of individuals...
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September 29, 2020
Discipline Decision
A decision has been released concerning the matter of Law Society of Saskatchewan v. Evatt Anthony Merchant, Q.C. The following allegations against the Member were proven: did in relation to a client of his firm, J.S., induce J.S. to provide a form of assignment in relation to an amount payable pursuant to The Indian Residential Schools Agreement when such conduct...
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