Legal News (Legal Sourcery)

Legal Sourcery is the award winning, top legal news source in Saskatchewan. Find the latest Law Society updates and information from the Saskatchewan legal community.

June 17, 2022

Court of Queen’s Bench COVID-19 Update

The Court of Queen’s Bench has issued an update to its COVID-19 directive, that shall come into effect on September 1, 2022. The new directive is posted on the Courts’ website COVID-19 page here.

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June 16, 2022

Law Society of Saskatchewan Bencher Election Research

The Law Society is mandated to protect the public interest and this is best served by diverse leadership as outlined in our Strategic Plan. As fiduciaries of the Law Society acting in the public interest, it is beneficial for Benchers to have diverse backgrounds and experience, yet members of equity-seeking groups are often under-represented among elected Benchers. In 2021, the Law...

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June 9, 2022

Putting a Face to the Calls to Action: A Conversation with Beatrice Wallace (CPD 332)

From Law Society Admissions and Education department In response to the Calls to Action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the Law Society began offering webinars, workshops and training beginning with the Truth and Reconciliation Training for the Legal Profession Workshop (CPD 152) back in 2017. After several years of educational and substantive offerings in this area, and in response to...

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June 7, 2022

Judicial Appointment for Court of Appeal of Saskatchewan

From Department of Justice The Honourable David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, today announced the following appointment under the judicial application process established in 2016. This process emphasizes transparency, merit, and the diversity of the Canadian population, and will continue to ensure the appointment of jurists who meet the highest standards of excellence and integrity. The...

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June 7, 2022

Download the Latest Legal Skies Episode – Canadian Legal Problems Survey

In the latest episode of Legal Skies, Susan McDonald, Principal Researcher at the Department of Justice Canada and Kathy AuCoin from the Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics at Statistics Canada discuss the 2021 Canadian Legal Problems Survey. The Legal Skies podcast is available on: sk.ca Spotify TuneIn Buzzsprout Google Podcasts This survey, conducted by Statistics Canada on...

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June 3, 2022

New Journal Issues- May 2022

Commercial Insolvency Reporter Volume 34, Number 4 (April 2022) Ontario Court Approves of Use of Reverse Vesting Transactions and Provides Guidance for Future Transactions / Guy P. Martel, Danny Duy Vu, Lee Nicholson, and William Rodier-Dumais Alberta’s Bill 84: Plans of Arrangements / Broynn Rosser and Matthew Ryan National Insolvency Review Volume 39, Number 2 (April 2022) The Supreme Court...

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