Legal News (Legal Sourcery)

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December 5, 2019

Sovereignty, Racial Profiling and Digital Evidence: New Books in the Library

Photo by Ed Robertson on Unsplash By Sara Stanley This blog post is part one of two articles covering the fall 2019 additions to the Law Society Library. Fitness to Stand Trial: Fairness First & ForemostRichard D. Schneider, Hy Bloom “Of all the issues that bring mental health practitioners and the criminal courts together, fitness to stand trial is by far the most...

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December 4, 2019

Law Society amends Rules to help prevent money laundering

Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash Effective January 1, 2020, the Law Society of Saskatchewan will implement new Rules related to client identification, client verification and receipt of cash. Why are we making these changes? Money laundering and terrorist financing are on the rise in Canada. Money laundering involves hiding illegal funds and distributing them through complex financial transactions (also known as layering...

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December 3, 2019

The Public Legal Education Association (PLEA) launches new website

From the Public Legal Education Association PLEA has always sought to educate, empower and inform by providing individuals with plain-language material about the law in their lives. In so keeping, we are thrilled to announce the launch of the new, totally re-engineered plea.org. More than ever before, the site is designed to help people navigate their way through a variety...

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December 2, 2019

Designation of Crown Counsel

The Ministry of Justice and Attorney General has recently updated the list of solicitors employed by the Ministry who can accept service of documents on behalf of the Attorney General of Saskatchewan. The updated list can be found at the following link: https://www.saskatchewan.ca/residents/justice-crime-and-the-law.

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November 29, 2019

Provincial Court Judge Appointed In Meadow Lake

The Government of Saskatchewan is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Segu as a judge to the Provincial Court in Meadow Lake. “We have a longstanding tradition of appointing some of the best legal minds in Canada to our Provincial Court, and Judge Segu continues this practice,” Justice Minister and Attorney General Don Morgan said. “Judge Segu brings with...

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November 29, 2019

Research Tip: New eBooks about criminal law available through Law Society website

Photo by Aliis Sinisalu on Unsplash By Alan Kilpatrick We are excited to announce that Law Society members now have access to even more great eBook content right on their desktop or mobile device: Emond’s Criminal Series eBooks. Emond describes this series, which received the prestigious Hugh Lawford Award for Excellence in Legal Publishing, on its website: The award-winning Criminal Law Series offers...

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