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October 12, 2022

McKercher Lecture Series at the College of Law

Michael W. Milani, K.C., will deliver the Estey Chair in Business Law Lecture on Monday, October 17, at noon in the MLT Aikins Lecture Theatre (Room 150) at the College of Law. The title of this lecture is Saskatchewan’s Sophisticated Commercial Law Landscape: A Practitioner’s Perspective. For more information on this event, please see the attached poster or visit law.usask.ca. If you have...

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October 11, 2022

Free Webinar – Discover YOUR CanLII (CPD 340)

By Alan Kilpatrick, Co-Director, Legal Resources Discover (or rediscover) the Canadian Legal Information Institute website (CanLII.org) in this free webinar opportunity and earn one free CPD hour! Discover YOUR CanLII (CPD 340) October 24 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm CST FREE, Qualifies for 1.0 CPD Hour Legal Resources Co-Directors Alan Kilpatrick and Ken Fox will go through CanLII’s most...

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October 6, 2022

Print 2022 Queen’s Bench Rules Annotated / Online 2022 King’s Bench Rules Annotated

This year, we published the last Saskatchewan Queen’s Bench Rules Annotated ever – or at least for the foreseeable future. Our print deadline was August 26, 2022, and the final proof was approved a mere week before the passing of the late Queen Elizabeth II. Eight days later, the Court made amendments to the Rules that take effect November 1,...

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October 5, 2022

Notice of Hearing

A hearing will be held in regard to the discipline matter of Nathan Xiao-Phillips on Monday, October 17, 2022 to Friday, October 21, 2022.

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October 5, 2022

Saskatchewan Court of Appeal Update

The Court of Appeal Rules [Rules] and The Court of Appeal Criminal Appeal Rules (Saskatchewan) [Criminal Rules] are amended effective October 3, 2022, and the consolidated version of the Rules and the Criminal Rules are now available on the Court of Appeal’s website. Members of the profession are encouraged to review and become familiar with the revised and consolidated Rules and Criminal Rules,...

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October 4, 2022

Court of King’s Bench Practice Directive #7 – Mandatory Participation in a Judicial Case Conference Before a Chambers Hearing is Scheduled

The Court of King’s Bench Practice Directive #7 comes into effect November 1, 2022. In the Judicial Centres of Saskatoon and Regina, Judicial Case Conferences (JCCs) are required, in certain circumstances, before a family law matter can be scheduled for a chambers hearing. If you have questions about this change, be sure to attend the webinar: What Lawyers Need to Know...

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