Law Society of Saskatchewan Legal News (Legal Sourcery)
Legal News (Legal Sourcery)
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September 9, 2020
R. v. Rafilovich: A Need for Legislative Amendment
Evan Best* SUMMARY This case comment discusses the Supreme Court of Canada’s recent decision in R. v. Rafilovich, a case involving an individual who was arrested with approximately $47,000 worth of cocaine and $42,000 in cash. The cash was seized as being proceeds of crime, but subsequently released back to Rafilovich in order for him to hire counsel. At...
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September 8, 2020
CPLED wants to hear from you
Are you a principal, legal recruiter, new lawyer (called in the last three years), or a PREP student? The Canadian Centre for Professional Legal Education (CPLED) wants to hear from you. CPLED is looking to gather input from stakeholders on the interest of a compressed full-time version of the Bar admission program, the Practice Readiness Education Program (PREP). Traditionally the...
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September 4, 2020
New Journal Issues- COVID-19 edition, Part III
Although we were not circulating material during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, we ensured that we did not stop receiving new resources for our members. Please note that the physical library space is still closed. If you are interested in borrowing some of the following journal issues, please contact us by e-mail ([email protected]), phone (1-877-989-4999 or 306-569-8020), chat or...
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September 3, 2020
Provincial Court Criminal Practice Directives
The Provincial Court has recently amended Criminal Division Practice Directives I and IV. They will come into effect on September 5, 2020.
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September 3, 2020
New Law Society Online Complaint Form
As mentioned in June, the Law Society updated our complaint form to assist and encourage complainants to provide clear and concise descriptions of their concerns, and reduce confusion by removing technical terms that may not be fully understood by members of the general public (i.e.: “conflict of interest”). Now our new complaint form is available as an easy-to-use online form....
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September 2, 2020
New Journal Issues- COVID-19 edition, Part II
Although we were not circulating material during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, we ensured that we did not stop receiving new resources for our members. Please note that the physical library space is still closed. If you are interested in borrowing some of the following journal issues, please contact us by e-mail ([email protected]), phone (1-877-989-4999 or 306-569-8020), chat or...
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