Law Society of Saskatchewan Legal News (Legal Sourcery)
Legal News (Legal Sourcery)
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May 2, 2019
Federal Proclamation
Sections 237, 238 and 240 to 251 of the Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 2, SC 2017, c 33, are proclaimed into force April 12, 2019 (PC 2019-0336). Section 22 of the Service Fees Act, as enacted by s 451 of the Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 1, SC 2017, c 20, is proclaimed into force May 1, 2019 (PC...
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May 1, 2019
Law Society of Saskatchewan Penalty Decision and Hearing Notice: Roch Dupont
A decision has been released in relation to the matter of Law Society of Saskatchewan v. Roch Dupont. The following allegations against the Member were proven: Did fail to disclose or account for fees and disbursements charged to his client, PFF, in a timely fashion; Did fail to, within a reasonable time, deliver a bill or other written notification to...
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April 30, 2019
Saskatchewan Legal Coaching and Unbundling Services Pilot Project
As we posted on February 27, 2019, a small Working Group has been established in Saskatchewan to support, enhance, and advance legal coaching and the use of limited scope retainers through the “Saskatchewan Legal Coaching and Unbundled Services Pilot Project”. The purpose of the project is to support, enhance, and advance legal coaching and the use of limited scope retainers....
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April 29, 2019
Monday Links
By Jenneth Hogan Mainil Some interesting legal news to help you ease into your week: What directors and officers of Canadian organizations need to know about potential individual liability for cyber-claims – DLA Piper New federal rules on what notices can say – Law Times Legal gets a mulligan: A chance for do-over a now expected legal service approach –...
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April 26, 2019
SALI Project – Detecting Legal Problems Videos
By Melanie Hodges Neufeld, Director of Legal Resources and Communications The Law Society is a proud partner of the Saskatchewan Access to Legal Information Project (SALI) and launched a public campaign for this project in October 2018. The objective of the SALI Project is to increase access to legal information for Saskatchewan residents through collaboration between justice stakeholders and trusted...
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