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October 6, 2021

Strategic Initiative for Access to Justice Coordinator

From The Law Foundation of Saskatchewan After four years of granted support from the Law Foundation of Saskatchewan (LFS), the College of Law at the University of Saskatchewan applied for a second 5-year LFS grant. This major strategic initiative is one which LFS was proud to support again by funding the role of its Access to Justice Coordinator, currently held...

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October 5, 2021

New Journal Issues- September 2021

By Sara Stanley Commercial Insolvency Reporter Volume 33, Number 6 (August 2021) Reverse Vesting Orders- A Powerful Tool for Maximizing Recovery in Complex Insolvencies / Vicki Tickle, Waël Rostom and Blair McRadu Jurisdiction and Broad Discretion of Insolvency Court Upheld / Josef Krüger, Jessica Cameron, Robyn Gurofsky and Jack Maslen The Canadian Class Action Review Volume 17, Number 1 (2021-2022)...

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September 29, 2021

New Legal Skies Episode – Artificial Intelligence and Legal Information (S3E4)

In the latest episode of Legal Skies, we speak to guests Alan Kilpatrick, Co-Director of Legal Resources at the Law Society of Saskatchewan, and Sarah Sutherland, Director of Programs and Projects at CanLII, about artificial intelligence (AI) and legal information. Alan and Sarah discuss a recent project where forty years’ worth of Law Society case law subject headings were used...

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September 28, 2021

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

From Tim Brown, Q.C., Executive Director of the Law Society of Saskatchewan As we approach the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30, 2021, during which our offices will be closed to mark the day, we invite each of you to consider this day as an opportunity for personal reflection. To assist those interested in doing so, we...

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September 28, 2021

Mixed Messaging? Intimate Partner Violence Sentencing Amendments to the Criminal Code

Ashley Fulton* SUMMARY This comment discusses recent amendments to the Criminal Code[1] that added new intimate partner violence sentencing provisions, which came into force through An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Youth Criminal Justice Act and other Acts and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.[2] The Department of Justice described the purpose of the amendments as...

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September 22, 2021

National Sixties Scoop exhibit in Prince Albert Public Library

A travelling exhibit that tells the history of the Sixties Scoop, and its survivors will be on display at the Prince Albert Public Library (125 12 St. East) on Monday, October 4, 2021, from 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM. The “Sixties Scoop Indigenous Society of Alberta” (SSISA), in partnership with the Prince Albert Public Library and the Legacy of Hope...

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