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December 18, 2019
Ebooks added to library catalogue
Did you know that in addition to our growing collection of print resources, new ebooks are being added continually to our library catalogue? Our library catalogue (Primo) now includes over 250 ebook titles from the following publishers: CanLIIdes libris IrwinEmond MontgomeryWestlawNext CanLII resources have direct links in the catalogue record and des libris Irwin, Emond Montgomery and WestlawNext ebooks are all...
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December 17, 2019
New Journal Issues- November 2019
By Sara Stanley UBC Law ReviewVolume 52, Number 3 (October 2019) Constitutional or Political Crisis? Prosecutorial Independence, the Public Interest, and Gender in the SNC-Lavalin Affair / Kate BezansonThe Case for a Canadian Nondelegation Doctrine / (Alyn) James JohnsonThe Idea of Property in Intellectual Property / Florian Martin-BariteauMeasuring Legal Service Value / Noel SempleSocial Cost of Carbon in Environmental Impact...
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December 17, 2019
New Law Society President and Vice President Elected
At Convocation on November 29, 2019, the Benchers elected Gerald Tegart, Q.C., as President, and Foluke Laosebikan, Ph.D, as Vice President, for 2019. We congratulate our new President and Vice President and would like to thank our outgoing President, Leslie Belloc-Pinder, for her tireless work in 2019. Gerald Tegart, Q.C. Gerald Tegart was called to the Bar in 1977. He...
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December 13, 2019
Research Tip: Annotated Criminal Codes … Online!
When you need to know the history of a certain legislative provision, you can’t really beat an online annotated code – judicial citations, legislative histories, indexing, searchability, downloading – full functionality in a single source. So I am pleased to say that if you are a Saskatchewan lawyer, or otherwise subscribed to CriminalSource in WestlawNext Canada, then you have access...
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December 12, 2019
2019 Queen’s Counsel Appointments
Fourteen Saskatchewan lawyers are being recognized for their contributions to the legal profession and public service with the Queen’s Counsel (Q.C.) designation. “The Queen’s Counsel designation is a tradition that honours those lawyers who have demonstrated superior legal ability and outstanding public service,” Justice Minister and Attorney General Don Morgan said. “I’m proud to be able to recognize their hard...
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December 11, 2019
Cannabis, Indigenous Rights and IP – New Books in the Library
Photo by Jessica Ruscello on Unsplash By Sara Stanley This blog post is part two covering the fall 2019 additions to the Law Society Library. You can find part one here. Cannabis in the WorkplaceJohn R. Gilmore “Legalization of cannabis will have a large impact on workplaces in ways that alcohol has not. Employers face various cannabis-related issues with respect to health and...
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