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November 29, 2021

Over 800 Continuing Professional Development documents from the Law Society of Saskatchewan are now on CanLII

Following up on last year’s acquisition of conference proceedings from the County of Carleton Law Association (CCLA), we are pleased to announce that another selection of over 800 continuing professional development documents from the Law Society of Saskatchewan (LSS) are now available on CanLII. Continuing professional development (CPD) content is an important research source for the practice of law. It is often some of...

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November 22, 2021

Inviting Your Feedback: We Need Your Expertise to Inform Saskatchewan’s Legal Needs Assessment

We’re asking for your help in the next session of the 2021 Saskatchewan Access to Legal Information (SALI) virtual conference series! Justice organizations across Saskatchewan are currently surveying community agencies, like libraries and information centres, to learn more about the legal needs and gaps experienced by individuals and communities. Your insight and perceptions about your community can help us learn...

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November 17, 2021

Legal Skies Podcast S3E5 – The Future of Access to Justice with USask CREATE Justice

We discuss the past, present and future of the University of Saskatchewan's CREATE Justice, which celebrates its fifth anniversary and the upcoming Legal Needs Assessment. The centre, based in the College of Law, is focused on access to justice, innovation and research. Our guests include: Glen Gardner, Q.C., Deputy Minister of Justice and Deputy Attorney General of Saskatchewan Brea Lowenberger, Director...

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November 15, 2021

Discipline Decision

A decision has been released in relation to the matter of Law Society of Saskatchewan v Sterling McLean. The following allegations against the Member were proven: 3. did fail to, within a reasonable time, fulfill an undertaking given to fellow member, D.F., to discharge a Builder’s lien registered against property being sold by his client, B.N. to clients of...

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November 15, 2021

Pandora’s Box: Litigation and Regulation of Videogame Loot Boxes

Corbin Golding* Summary: Videogame loot boxes, randomized packages of in-game items purchased with real or virtual currency, are a growing source of litigation and legislation around the world, including a recent Canadian lawsuit against a major videogame publisher. Loot boxes’ similarities to gambling have been noted by numerous psychological studies and have already led some European nations to sweep them...

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November 8, 2021

Canadian Pacific Railway Company v Kelly Panteluk Construction Ltd.: Narrow Clarifications and Broad Baseline Setting

William Hampton* SUMMARY Canadian Pacific Railway Company v Kelly Panteluk Construction Ltd. was handed down at a transitional moment in the landscape of construction law in Saskatchewan. The decision will also serve as a legal baseline going forward into the incoming prompt payment regime, as it clarifies elements of procedure and application of the statutory holdback and trust provisions of The Builders’...

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