Law Society of Saskatchewan Legal News (Legal Sourcery)
Legal News (Legal Sourcery)
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July 28, 2021
Truth and Reconciliation – Unmarked Residential School Graves
The Law Society of Saskatchewan joins with Saskatchewanians, Canadians and people around the world as we mourn the continuing discoveries of unmarked graves, mostly children, near former Indian Residential School sites throughout this country. We acknowledge the tragic history of residential schools here in Saskatchewan and across Canada. The ongoing process of discovery will inevitably result in further findings, each...
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July 27, 2021
1688782 Ontario Inc. v Maple Leaf Foods Inc.: Limiting Duty of Care in Cases of Pure Economic Loss
Brenden Cowlishaw* SUMMARY This comment discusses 1688782 Ontario Inc. v Maple Leaf Foods Inc., a Supreme Court of Canada five to four ruling released on November 6, 2020. While denying that the supplier owed a duty of care to the franchisee, the Court revised and clarified several areas of pure economic loss in negligence law. I. BACKGROUND INFORMATION On...
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July 20, 2021
Online Training Dynamics of Domestic Violence for Family Law
PATHS will be offering our Understanding the Dynamics of Domestic Violence for Family Law Practitioners training online in September 2021. The training will take place over 4 mornings (8 a.m.- noon, Saskatchewan time), Monday, September 20 - Thursday, September 23. This training will provide an overview of the dynamics of domestic violence (also known as intimate partner violence) in the...
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July 19, 2021
Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan Reopening Guidelines
Introduction Since March 23, 2020, the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan has heard all appeals and applications electronically, either by teleconference or by videoconference. The Court is now preparing to resume in-person hearings, and wishes to advise counsel, litigants, and members of the public of upcoming changes. Appeals and Applications to the Court Effective Tuesday, September 7, 2021, the Court...
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July 16, 2021
New Legal Skies Episode – Law Librarians and their Role in Access to Justice
In our latest episode of Legal Skies, we discuss the important role information professionals (i.e. law librarians) play in the justice system and how they are helping expand public access to legal information. Our guests are Alan Kilpatrick, Co-Director of Legal Resources at the Law Society of Saskatchewan, Shaunna Mireau, Past-President of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries, and Kim Nayyer, Associate Dean...
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July 14, 2021
Decision on Application for Reinstatement
A decision has been released concerning the Application for Reinstatement of Bonnie Marwood to the Law Society of Saskatchewan. A Notice of Appeal has also been filed in relation to this matter and will be heard by a panel of Benchers in due course. For more information on the Law Society of Saskatchewan proceeding, please visit the Admissions and...
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