Legal News (Legal Sourcery)

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July 25, 2019

National Self-Represented Litigants Project Report Now on CanLII

By Melanie Hodges Neufeld, Director of Legal Resources Our friends at CanLII recently announced that 22 reports from the National Self- Represented Litigants Project (NSRLP) are now available on CanLII. The NSRLP builds on the National Self-Represented Litigants Research study conducted by Dr. Julie Macfarlane from 2011-2013 and is committed to advancing understanding of the challenges and hard choices facing...

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July 24, 2019

Introducing the Historical Table of Public Statutes 1909-1978

By Christine Muldoon, Resource Coordinator We are pleased to announce – at long last – the publication of the Historical Table of Public Statutes 1909-1978. This resource was painstakingly compiled and donated to the Law Society by Merrilee Rasmussen, Q.C. As outlined in the Winter 2017 issue of Benchers’ Digest (at pp. 5-7), Merrilee began this project during her time...

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July 23, 2019

Resignation in the Face of Continued Proceedings

The Conduct Investigation Committee has released a decision in relation to an Application by J. Niel Halford to resign instead of continued proceedings pursuant to Law Society Rule 400.1.

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July 22, 2019

Monday Links

By Christine Muldoon Some interesting legal news to help you ease into your week: Judges must evaluate ‘subtle and exacting’ use of interpreters, court finds – The Lawyer’s Daily How a misleading YouTube video is stoking fears about Shariah law before the federal election – CBC Indigenous residents forced to cross border to reach rest of Canada seek $150M for...

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July 18, 2019

New Books in the Library: Spring 2019

By Sara Stanley, Regina Library Technician Fundamental Justice: Section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, 2nd ed. Hamish Stewart “Section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms provides that “[e]veryone has the right to life, liberty and security of the person and the right not to be deprived thereof except in accordance with the principles...

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July 17, 2019

Canadian Association of Law Libraries Podcasts

By Melanie Hodges Neufeld, Director of Legal Resources The Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL) partnered with vLex for an exclusive podcast series in which Colin Lachance, interim General Manager of North America for vLex, carried out brief interviews with CALL / ACBD 2019 conference speakers, exhibitors, sponsors and organizers about their experience at the May 2019 conference, what’s hot...

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