Law Society of Saskatchewan Legal News (Legal Sourcery)
Legal News (Legal Sourcery)
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September 24, 2020
Remote Executing Of Certain Documents And Remote Witnessing Of Wills By Electronic Means Legislation Now Permanent
We are happy to announce that today, the Government of Saskatchewan repealed the temporary emergency regulations related to remote execution of certain documents and wills and replaced those regulations with permanent regulations allowing for remote execution of documents via electronic means (i.e. video calls) to continue long-term beyond the end of the public emergency period. This is a significant development in terms of...
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September 23, 2020
Law Society of B.C. launches the Rule of Law Matters podcast
The Law Society has launched Rule of Law Matters, a podcast series that draws from real-life, current events that explain the concept of the rule of law, how the rule of law is threatened or undermined, and what it all means to the public. In the pilot episode “Introduction to the rule of law,” host Jon Festinger, QC and Law...
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September 22, 2020
Legislative Update – Family Maintenance Regulations
The Family Maintenance Amendment Regulations have recently been amended. The Family Maintenance Amendment Regulations, 2020 came into effect on September 15, 2020. Section 21.1 of the amended regulations applies to the recalculation of child support. These changes include: Child support agreements made on or after March 15, 2018 may be recalculated if the agreement is eligible for recalculation and is...
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September 21, 2020
Reminder – Traffic Ticket Survey
The Public Legal Education Association of Saskatchewan (PLEA) and Pro Bono Law Saskatchewan (PBLS) are looking for public feedback on the Traffic Ticket process and legal information. Please complete this short survey to assist in the development of additional public information in this area of law. We greatly appreciate your assistance and thank you in advance.
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September 18, 2020
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The Law Society of Saskatchewan has integrated our award winning Legal Sourcey blog into our new, user friendly website. To get up-to-date Saskatchewan legal news, subscribe to our blog where you can get our news items in your inbox. For our current subscribers, you will need to re-subscribe. Following the blog is easy and this article will walk you through...
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September 17, 2020
Court of Queen’s Bench Update
The Court of Queen’s Bench has amended its rules to allow for binding pre-trial conferences. The new rules come into effect on October 1, 2020 and can be found here.
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