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February 6, 2020

Expanding Access to Justice

The Law Society of Saskatchewan is an independent body that regulates the legal profession in the province. Its core mandate is to protect the public interest. As part of the Law Society’s strategic plan to increase access to legal services, the Ministry of Justice and the Law Society of Saskatchewan created the Legal Services Task Team in 2017 to explore the...

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February 5, 2020

Sexual Harassment in the Legal Profession: Creating a Safe Workplace Environment

On February 18, 2020, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m., the Law Society of Saskatchewan will be hosting a webinar addressing sexual harassment in the legal profession. The goals of the webinar are: to increase awareness of sexual harassment in the legal profession; discuss best practices for preventing sexual harassment in the workplace; and to provide information to employers and...

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February 4, 2020

Saskatchewan Judicial Appointments

On January 31, the Government of Saskatchewan announced the appointments of Lua Gibb as a judge to the Provincial Court in Saskatoon and Kevin Dale Hill as a judge to the Provincial Court in North Battleford. On February 3, the Government of Canada announced Naheed Bardai, Partner at MLT Aikins LLP in Saskatoon, is appointed a Judge of Her Majesty’s...

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February 4, 2020

Reminder: The Saskatchewan Legal Coaching and Unbundling Pilot Project (LCUP)

A Working Group comprised of the Law Society of Saskatchewan, Ministry of Justice, and CREATE Justice (the Centre for Research, Evaluation and Action Towards Equal Justice), College of Law have launched the “Saskatchewan Legal Coaching and Unbundled Services Pilot Project” (LCUP). The purpose of the project is to support, enhance, and advance legal coaching and the use of limited scope...

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February 3, 2020

DivorceMate software now available to law society members

Family Lawyers – your subscription begins Monday, February 3. DivorceMate, a cloud-based software for calculating child and spousal support, is now available free of charge to all members of the Law Society of Saskatchewan until February 1, 2021, based on a 1-year pilot project negotiated with DivorceMate. DivorceMate has been developing family law software for Canadian family law professionals for...

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January 31, 2020

Legislative Update January 2020

The following regulations were published in The Saskatchewan Gazette, Part II, Vol. 116 No. 4, January 24, 2020: P-12.1 Reg 2 The Pipelines Administration and Licensing RegulationsSR 1/2020 The Securities Commission (Adoption of National Instruments) (NI 31-103, Client Focused Reforms) Amendment Regulations, 2019SR 2/2020 The Change of Name (Criminal Record Check) Amendment Regulations, 2020RS 2/2020 Règlement modificatif de 2020 sur...

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