Legal News (Legal Sourcery)

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February 21, 2019

Law Society Initiatives: Saskatchewan Access to Legal Information (SALI)

By Melanie Hodges Neufeld, Director of Legal Resources and partners: Ministry of Justice; and Pro Bono Law Saskatchewan To address the growing public need for legal information, the Law Society’s Legal Resources department and several other legal information providers have launched a project to improve access to legal information for Saskatchewan residents through the public library system: the Saskatchewan Access...

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February 20, 2019

New Ethics Ruling

The Law Society’s Ethics Committee recently released the following Ethics Ruling as guidance for the profession. For your convenience, we’ve listed the ruling below but it can also be found in our Ethics Rulings Database. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this post, please contact the Law Society at (306) 569-8242 or 1-833-733-0133. Date: December 6, 2018 Cite as:...

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February 19, 2019

Saskatchewan Proclamation

Sections 14(2)(n) and s 14(2)(o) of the Podiatry Act, SS 2003 c P-14.1, are proclaimed into force February 1, 2019. These provisions allow the council of the Saskatchewan College of Podiatrists to make bylaws providing for the receipt, management and investment of contributions, donations and bequests; and establishing and governing scholarships, bursaries and prizes.

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February 15, 2019

Updated Saskatchewan Limitations Manual

By Christine Muldoon, Resource Co-ordinator We are proud to announce that we have updated the Saskatchewan Limitations Manual! Christine Johnston, BEd, LLB has revised more than 40 annotations, incorporating case law current to 2018, and added a dozen Acts to the manual, including Saskatchewan statutes current to October 17, 2018. The new Limitations Manual is available through Qweri, the user-friendly...

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February 14, 2019

CLASSIC Karaoke & Lip Sync Battle 2019

CLASSIC assists low-income members of our community with their legal needs while providing practical legal education to law and inter-disciplinary students. You are cordially invited to join CLASSIC on March 1st, 2019 at 7:00pm for their 2nd CLASSIC Karaoke & Lip Sync Battle event at the Capitol! Tickets are $50 and it promises to be a night of fun, laughs,...

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February 13, 2019

R. v. Comeau: Good Law, Bad Application

By Michael Marschal, JD Candidate (University of Saskatchewan) This comment explores R. v. Comeau. Although the Supreme Court of Canada’s articulation of the law regarding s. 121 of the Constitution Act, 1867 was persuasive, well-reasoned, and consistent with modern federalism jurisprudence, its application was shallow and overly deferential. One man’s quest to buy cheap liquor across the provincial border in Quebec, without risking...

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