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March 23, 2022

Court of Queen’s Bench COVID-19 Directive Update

Following The Court of Queen’s Bench earlier directive that postponed jury trials scheduled to commence before April 1, 2022 due the COVID-19, the Court has issued a new directive to confirm that as of April 4, 2022, jury trials will proceed as scheduled. The new directive is posted on the Courts’ website COVID-19 page https://sasklawcourts.ca/home/covid-19-update/.

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March 18, 2022

PPSA CPD Courses Available

From Julius Erwin Consulting The PPSA governs security interests in personal property. In force in each common law province and territory, it is one of Canada’s most important commercial statutes. Transactions governed by the PPSA include conventional secured loans, conditional sale contracts, security leases, leases for a term of more than one year, security consignments, commercial consignments, security trusts, and...

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March 16, 2022

SATA Virtual Conference

As part of its goal to facilitate the sharing of professional information, experience, and expertise about administrative justice, the Saskatchewan Administrative Tribunals Association (SATA) will hold a virtual conference on March 31, 2022, from 9:00 am – 12:30 pm. The two topics of focus of this year’s event, are “Importance of the Vavilov Decision” Presenter - Bryan Salte - (Legal...

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March 15, 2022

Indigenous Peoples and Current Issues: Mediators and our Personal Stories

From Conflict Resolution Saskatchewan Inc. As mediators and conflict resolution professionals we often ask others to share their stories and guide processes designed to shift perspectives as the parties work towards resolution. We guide processes to help people communicate better, build and restore relationships, connect with others, understand different perspectives, apologize for harm suffered and reconcile to move forward. How...

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March 8, 2022

Court of Queen’s Bench Notice

The Court of Queen’s Bench has amended its Practice Directives GA-PD #9 and FAM-PD#1 and its attached form as a consequence of amendments to the Rules of Court respecting family law proceedings. All directives are posted on the Courts’ website, here: https://sasklawcourts.ca/queens-bench/rules-practice-directives.

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March 3, 2022

New Journal Issues- February 2022

The Advocate Volume 80, Part 1 (January 2022) On the Front Cover: Lisa J. Hamilton, Q.C. / Stephanie Fabbro and Brook Greenberg, Q.C. Ensuring Consistency with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: The Need for a Joint Audit of Existing Laws / Gib van Ert and Laura Abrioux Use and Abuse of Certificates of Pending Litigation...

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