Law Society of Saskatchewan Legal News (Legal Sourcery)
Legal News (Legal Sourcery)
Legal Sourcery is the award winning, top legal news source in Saskatchewan. Find the latest Law Society updates and information from the Saskatchewan legal community.
August 27, 2020
Law Society Launches New Website
The Law Society is excited to announce the launch of a more user-friendly website! The new site will go live on Thursday night, August 27. This change is part of the Law Society’s efforts to improve communication with the membership and the public, Based on user feedback from our 2018 Communications survey, we have made the website easier to navigate....
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August 27, 2020
The Court of Queen’s Bench Update
The Court of Queen’s Bench has recently amended its rules respecting Appearance Day Notices and the Warrant of Committal form in the case of civil contempt. Appearance Day Notices will now be scheduled to occur 30 minutes before the time chambers is scheduled to commence. The amendments come into effect on September 1, 2020 and can be found here.
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August 21, 2020
CPLED Recruiting Simulated Clients
Have you ever wondered what goes into training a lawyer for a client interview? We’re recruiting Simulated Clients to help train future lawyers in Canada in client interviewing. Simulated Clients will be interviewed by students via video chat and will assess the student’s performance using a standardized competency-based rubric. Click here for more information
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August 21, 2020
COVID-19 Legal News Roundup: August 20th Edition
By Alan Kilpatrick, Reference Librarian The COVID-19 pandemic, and its impact on the practice of law, is changing rapidly. We want to help you stay up to date with the latest news. Each week we aggregate the leading legal headlines on COVID-19 on the topics that matter to you: Access to Justice For Canada to truly recover economically, we need...
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August 18, 2020
Queens Counsel Nominations 2020
Nomination Form – Deadline: October 5, 2020 The designation of Queen’s Counsel is made by the Minister of Justice through a selection process that includes consultation with the Law Society of Saskatchewan, the Canadian Bar Association and the Courts. The selection of the Law Society’s nominees for the designation of Queen’s Counsel will be based upon the following criteria: As prerequisite qualifications:...
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August 17, 2020
On Legal Ethics and Artificial Intelligence
“There continues to be extensive discussion about artificial intelligence and law, and concerns are regularly raised about the ethical and moral issues this presents,” writes CanLII’s Director of Programs and Partnerships, Sarah Sutherland in her latest Slaw column. “AI is a difficult topic because there are simultaneously strong ethical reasons to push forward and to pull back. First the push:...
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