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December 12, 2022

Recommendations Released from National Study on Wellness in the Legal Profession

From Federation of Law Societies of Canada Findings from a recent national study on wellness in the legal profession raised alarms regarding the mental health of Canadian legal professionals. Recommendations from that study have now been published, calling on all stakeholders in the legal community – legal employers, law societies, bar associations, legal educators, the judiciary, and legal professionals themselves...

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December 8, 2022

Announcing the New President and Vice-President of the Law Society

The Law Society of Saskatchewan, at its December 2022 Convocation, elected Andrea Argue, K.C. as President and Suzanne Jeanson as Vice-President for 2023. Andrea Argue, K.C. Ms. Argue obtained her LLB with Great Distinction from the University of Saskatchewan in 2001. She then served articles of clerkship to Bayda C.J.S. and Sherstobitoff J.A., as they then were, of the Court...

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December 5, 2022

New Journal Issues- November 2022

Health Law in Canada Volume 43, Number 1 (September 2022) Editorial / Simmie Palter End of Roe: Glaring Blight on Judicial Legitimacy, Progressive Democracy / Ryan Wozniak Statement From The CBA President Stephen Rotstein on Scotus Decision in Dobbs Statement From The Women Lawyers Forum on Dobbs Decision Canadian Family Law Quarterly Volume 41, Number 1 (October 2022) Moving Towards...

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November 30, 2022

Relaunch of the National Family Law Survey 2022

From Department of Justice Canada The Department of Justice Canada is inviting you to participate in the 2022 National Family Law Survey (NFL Survey), which will take approximately 15 to 20 minutes to complete. This year, the focus is on child support. The NFL Survey closes on December 23, 2022. Background Information about the NFL Survey: Since 1998, the Department...

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November 22, 2022

Free Replay: Barriers to Accessing Justice for Two Spirit, Trans, Non-Binary and Gender Nonconforming People in Canada (Nov. 29th)

On Tuesday, November 29 from 12:00 – 1:30 pm, learn more about the barriers Two-Spirit, trans, non-binary and gender nonconforming (2STNBGN) people face in Canada, with this replay of the Access to Justice week presentation: Barriers to Accessing Justice for 2STNBGN People in Canada. Cat Haines, Executive Director for JusticeTrans, and Tai Jacob, former Executive Director, discuss the results of...

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November 15, 2022

ICYMI, Round-Up of 2023 Saskatchewan Access to Justice Week Highlights

The Honourable Bronwyn Eyre, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Saskatchewan designated October 24 to 28, 2022 as the Seventh Annual Saskatchewan Access to Justice (SK A2J) Week, coinciding with the Third Annual National Access to Justice Week. Both initiatives offered an opportunity to highlight projects that help promote A2J and invited new voices into the A2J conversation! Each...

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