Over 8,000 cases from the Western Weekly Reports Have Been Added to CanLII

By Sarah Sutherland; reblogged with permission from the CanLII Blog There is a lot of caselaw out there and we want to make sure you have access to the most useful information first. This is why we have strategically built our caselaw databases starting with content from reporters that have been the most frequently cited by Canadian courts. The project...

Saskatchewan Judicial Appointments

Four judicial appointments in Saskatchewan were announced recently: The Honourable Jeffery Kalmakoff is elevated from the Court of Queen’s Bench to the Court of Appeal; The Honourable Natasha Crooks is elevated from Provincial Court to the Court of Queen’s Bench in Saskatoon; Neil Robertson, a sole practitioner in Regina, is appointed to the Court of Queen’s Bench in Regina; and...

University of North Texas Open Access Symposium 2019

By Melanie Hodges Neufeld, Director of Legal Resources and Communications  The tenth annual University of North Texas (UNT) Open Access Symposium was held May 17-18 at UNT Dallas College of Law. The theme this year was “Is Open Access an Answer for Access to Justice?” and featured presentations and interactive sessions led by legal scholars and practitioners from Harvard, Duke,...

Upgraded Publications Centre Launched

The Government of Saskatchewan’s newly overhauled online Publications Centre has gone live. The new site offers better access on mobile devices and provides an upgraded user-interface that features better search functionality and an improved online ordering process. “We’re committed to making it easier for people to access legislation and other important government documents,” Justice Minister and Attorney General, Don Morgan...

Monday Links

By Christine Muldoon Some interesting legal news to help you ease into your week: Facebook's Zuckerberg, Sandberg could be found in contempt of Parliament, MPs warn – CBC London, Ont., court to decide if police can access Facebook messages – CBC B.C. Court of Appeal imposes conditions to ensure inmates access to counsel – The Lawyer’s Daily Sask Government Expands...

Victims and Survivors of Crime Week: May 26-June 1