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April 20, 2021

Upcoming CPD Session about Legal Coaching and Unbundled Legal Services

Lawyers who provide legal coaching or unbundled legal services meet quarterly to discuss practice issues, and receive updates from the Legal Coaching and Unbundling Pilot Project (LCUP) working group. On Monday, April 26, Dr. Julie Macfarlane, founder of the National Self-Represented Litigants Project, will discuss what resources may be useful for clients who receive unbundled or legal coaching services. The...

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April 20, 2021

Court of Queens Bench Update – Jury Trials Postponed Until End of June

In response to the most recent information available concerning the public health risks posed by COVID-19 and its variants, the Court of Queen’s Bench has issued a Directive that postpones all jury trials until the end of June 2021. For more information the Directive can be found on the Courts’ website at: https://sasklawcourts.ca/index.php/home/court-of-queen-s-bench/covid-19-update.

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April 8, 2021

New Divorce Act Interjurisdictional Support Application Forms

From Saskatchewan Justice, Family Justice Services Branch New interjurisdictional support application forms are now available to allow for applications to be made pursuant to section 18.1 of the Divorce Act, which came into force on March 1, 2021. The new forms were created based on a uniform model template that is being used in all provinces and territories. The new...

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April 6, 2021

Upcoming STLA Spring Conference

The Saskatchewan Trial Lawyers Association (STLA) is hosting an online spring conference on May 14, 2021. This conference qualifies for 7 CPD hours, which also qualifies for 2 Ethics hours (denoted by *). Click here to register. Program Agenda: 9:00 – 10:30 am HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY QUALIFY, EXAMINE IN CHIEF, & CROSS EXAMINE AN EXPERT Alan G. McIntyre, Q.C., McKercher LLP...

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April 5, 2021

New Journal Issues- March 2021

By Sara Stanley The Canadian Journal of Family Law Volume 33, Number 1 (2020) The “Threat” of Marriage Fraud: A Story of Precarity, Exclusion, and Belonging / Sarah Pringle Existe-t-il un << Droit à L’enfant >> en Droit Québécois? / Elisabeth Beauchamp Respecting and Protecting Transgender and Gender-nonconforming Children in Family Courts / Claire Houston ICWA Downunder: Exploring the Costs...

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March 31, 2021

SK Law Review – The Persistent Jurisprudential Muddle: Determining the Standard of Review for Procedural Fairness in Saskatchewan

Levi Graham* What is the standard of review for procedural fairness? Strong jurisprudence from the Federal Courts suggest that the standard of review for procedural fairness remains uncertain. The Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan has indicated its preference for the side of “correctness.” Nevertheless, the issue remains far from resolved in Saskatchewan. I. THE STANDARD OF REVIEW FOR...

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