Legal News (Legal Sourcery)

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March 25, 2019

Monday Links

By Jenneth Hogan Mainil Some interesting legal news to help you ease into your week: Advocacy organization wants to map hatred and discrimination with atlas (Timmons Today) Should Canada restrict the use of gag orders in sexual abuse cases? (Global News) Canadian Regulator Proposes New Rules for Crypto (Finance Magnates) Court of Appeal rejects recognizing tort of harassment (Law Times)...

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March 22, 2019

Federal Proclamation

Sections 303 to 307, 310 and 311 of the Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2, SC 2018, c 27, are proclaimed into force March 17, 2019 (PC 2019-0128). The amendment affects Parental Benefits and Related Leave under the Employment Insurance Act and Canada Labour Code.

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March 21, 2019

Announcing the LSS Cloud Computing Guide

By Greg Hluska, IT Coordinator Cloud. You've heard the term, perhaps wondered what it really meant and maybe even worried about it. 'The cloud' is just a marketing term that means the internet. So, if you see the term 'cloud storage', it means 'store your documents on the internet'. There are many benefits to using the cloud properly. If you...

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March 20, 2019

Calling all Practitioners

Christine Muldoon, Resource Coordinator As you may have noticed if you have visited them lately, the Law Society’s Saskatchewan Practice Checklists need work. While much of the guidance therein is still relevant, there have been legislative changes and new court directives since the checklists were last revised. Some of the authorities and the case law we cite are somewhat dated,...

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March 19, 2019

Saskatchewan Legislative Update

The following regulations were published in The Saskatchewan Gazette, Part II, Vol. 115 No. 11, March 15, 2019: SR 11/2019 The Municipal Employees’ Pension (Employer Designation) Amendment Regulations, 2019 SR 12/2019 The Wildlife Habitat and Ecological Lands Designation Amendment Regulations, 2019 SR 13/2019 The Driver Training Amendment Regulations, 2019 SR 14/2019 The Driver Licensing and Suspension (Class 1 Driver’s Licence)...

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March 18, 2019

Monday Links

By Alan Kilpatrick Some interesting Saskatchewan legal news to help you ease into your week: / Lexology New Saskatchewan Crime Watch Advisory Network launched / Estevan Mercury Sask. Court of Appeal reserves decision on school funding case / Saskatoon StarPhoenix Saskatchewan legal information project aims to increase access to justice using public libraries / Lawyer’s Daily Facebook introducing measures to...

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