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August 11, 2022

New Court of Queen’s Bench Practice Directive, CRIM-PD #9

From Court of Queen’s Bench for Saskatchewan The Court of Queen’s Bench has issued a new Practice Directive, CRIM-PD #9 Obtaining an Order for Attendance of a Prisoner – Production Order. The Practice Directive describes the process that must be followed to obtain a production order. It becomes effective on September 1, 2022 and can be found on the Court’s...

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August 5, 2022

Saskatchewan Child Support Recalculation Service Changes

The Family Maintenance Regulations have recently been amended. The Family Maintenance Amendment Regulations, 2022 came into effect on June 16, 2022. Section 21.1 of the amended regulations applies to the recalculation of child support. A recalculation may now occur in the following situations if an agreement or order is otherwise eligible, where: A dependant is over the age of 18...

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August 2, 2022

New Journal Issues – July 2022

Saskatchewan Law Review Volume 85, Number 1 (2022) The Judgments of the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan, 2019 and 2020 / Michelle Biddulph and William Lane Unresolved Issues after Vavilov / Paul Daly Juries Today / Justice Sheilah Martin The Advocates’ Quarterly Volume 52, Issue 4 (June 2022) Contracts Discharged for Breach and Unjust Enrichment: A Matter of Principle /...

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July 20, 2022

Walk-In Family Law Information Sessions

From Family Law Information Centre Over the past few years, the Ministry of Justice has partnered with Pro Bono Students Canada (PBSC), the Public Legal Education Association (PLEA), Saskatoon Public Library, and the Law Society of Saskatchewan Legal Resources department to jointly offer legal information sessions about family law to the public. Lawyers in private practice have graciously offered their...

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July 19, 2022

Legal Skies S4E3 – Access Free Saskatchewan Legal Resources

Continuing professional development (CPD) content is an important research source for the practice of law. More than 800 documents focused on Saskatchewan law are now available on CanLii. Learn more about what's available on Canlii from our guests Sarah Sutherland, President and CEO of Canlii, and Alan Kilpatrick, Co-Director of Legal Resources at the Law Society of Saskatchewan. The Legal Skies...

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July 13, 2022

Consultation Report on Reform of The Libel and Slander Act

From the Law Reform Commission of Saskatchewan The Reform of The Libel and Slander Act Consultation Report has been released. You can also take the survey here. The deadline to complete the survey is November 30.

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