Legal News (Legal Sourcery)

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June 14, 2021

Legal Information Access: Helping Libraries Help the Public

By Alan Kilpatrick, Librarian The Law Society team will be presenting later this week at the joint 2021 Saskatchewan/Manitoba Libraries Association (SLA/MLA) Virtual Conference: Legal Information Access: Helping Libraries Help the Public Wednesday, June 16th @ 10:30am -11:30am How can we help you help your patrons? The Law Society of Saskatchewan legal information experts are on hand and ready to...

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June 11, 2021

Court of Queen’s Bench Update Regarding Family Law Proceedings

Amendments to Part 15 of the Court of Queen’s Bench Rules of Court respecting Family Law Proceedings and all Part 15 are in effect as at June 11, 2021. The amended rules and forms can be found on the Courts’ website at this page: https://sasklawcourts.ca/index.php/home/court-of-queen-s-bench/rules-and-practice-directives.

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June 9, 2021

News Release: QBRA 2021 Edition Available Later This Month

We are pleased to announce that the Saskatchewan Queen’s Bench Rules Annotated 2021 will be available the week of June 21. Publication of the new edition was delayed twice in anticipation of the revisions to Part 15. The book includes the draft new rules as they existed on March 1, 2021. Please note that there have been further amendments to...

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June 9, 2021

Nisitohtamowin ᓂᓯᑐᐦᑕᒧᐃᐧᐣ An Introduction to Understanding Indigenous Perspectives in Canada

From the First Nations University in Canada In partnership with BMO and Reconciliation Education, the First Nations University of Canada is bringing this introductory eLearning opportunity to organizations & communities across Canada. The eLearning course is a free public resource for all Canadians and is available June 1st to July 15th, 2021 in recognition of National Indigenous History Month in Canada. This course qualifies...

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June 8, 2021

Provincial Court of Saskatchewan Announcement

Chief Judge Shannon Metivier, in consultation with the Ministry of Justice and with a view to improving court capacity, has decided to convert Lloydminster Provincial Court into a circuit court location, served from North Battleford, effective September 1, 2021. While not an easy decision, the move strengthens the Court’s capacity in North Battleford to better serve communities across the entire...

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June 4, 2021

Statement Regarding the Kamloops Residential School

The Law Society of Saskatchewan joins with Canadians and people from around the world as we observe and mourn the most recent discovery of 215 unmarked graves of Indigenous children on the grounds of a former residential school in Kamloops, British Columbia. In doing so we also acknowledge and remember the tragic legacy of residential schools in Saskatchewan and the...

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