Legal News (Legal Sourcery)

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April 2, 2019

New Books in the Library: Winter 2019, Part I

By Sara Stanley, Regina Library Technician The Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan: The First Hundred Years David Mittelstadt “A history of Saskatchewan’s highest court as it reaches its centennial in 2018, The Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan places the court within the advancement of law in Canada, as well as within the specific context of Saskatchewan’s legal, political, and social...

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April 1, 2019

Monday Links

By Jenneth Hogan Mainil Some interesting legal news to help you ease into your week: Transgenderism Prevails Over Whatcott’s Truth (Slaw) 'Pardon truck' rolls across Canada, calling for cannabis crime expungement (CBC) SCC sets out automatic review of pretrial detention (Canadian Lawyer) Canada's chief justice urges 'major reforms' to judge oversight (Richmond News) Landmark Newfoundland ruling defends press freedom and...

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March 28, 2019

Day in Review: Legal Basics for Boards Seminar

By Jakaeden Frizzell, CPD Program Coordinator On Tuesday March 19 (Saskatoon) and Thursday March 21 (Regina) the Law Society held two full day seminars covering the basics of being a board director for lawyers. Thank you to all 120+ attendees for your involvement and rapt attention. The day began with an overview of directorship from Nancy Hopkins, Q.C. (McDougall Gauley, Saskatoon) touching on...

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March 27, 2019

Queen’s Bench Rules of Court and Forms Amended

By Christine Muldoon The Court of Queen’s Bench amended the Rules of Court, related forms and tariff of costs effective March 15, 2019. Most of the changes relate to default judgments, while some of the changes to the forms are minor “housekeeping” changes. As a courtesy to our members, the Law Society Library converts the PDF forms into Word documents...

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March 26, 2019

Harmonization of Personal Protection Equipment Requirements Across Canada

The Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety is looking for input on possible regulatory changes to The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 1996 to align specific personal protective equipment requirements with those being adopted across Canada. The proposed changes are part of an effort by provincial, territorial, and federal governments to harmonize regulatory standards in a number of areas. Please send...

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March 26, 2019

The Quebec Journal of International Law (QJIL) is now available on CanLII

By Sarah Sutherland; reblogged with permission from the CanLII Blog CanLII is thrilled to announce that the Quebec Journal of International Law (QJIL) has been added to our commentary section. The QJIL is a bi-annual publication that was created in 1984 by Professor Jacques-Yvan Morin. The journal publishes studies, notes and commentaries, case law reviews and book reviews on topics of international...

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