Law Society of Saskatchewan Legal News (Legal Sourcery)
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March 30, 2021
Changes to the Divorce Act
Changes to the Divorce Act came into force on March 1, 2021. A new consolidated version of the Divorce Act is now available on the Justice Canada website. (https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/d-3.4/).
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March 29, 2021
COVID-19 Notice From Court of Queen’s Bench
As a consequence of the recent spike in the presence of Covid-19 variants in the Regina area, proceedings in the Court of Queen’s Bench at the Judicial Centre of Regina will be conducted remotely whenever possible and may be adjourned when the proceeding cannot take place remotely. In addition entrance into court houses in other judicial centres of persons who...
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March 25, 2021
Future STLA Webinars on Legal Technology
The Saskatchewan Trial Lawyers Association is hosting the following two webinars: Effective Cross-Examination Techniques in the Era of Zoom Battle of the Litigation Tech - iPads v. Laptops in Trial Each webinar qualifies for 1 CPD hour, which also qualifies for Ethics.
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March 24, 2021
PBLS Award Winners
Victor P. Dietz Pro Bono Service Award Winner Idowu Adetogun The award is presented annually to a recipient who engages in delivering, establishing, coordinating, or advocating, in relation to pro bono legal services in Saskatchewan. The award is presented by CLASSIC Law and Pro Bono Law Saskatchewan in alternating years. A call for nominations occurs in December/January and the recipient...
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March 23, 2021
SK Law Review – R. v. Poulin: Muddled adjudication; but adjudication, nonetheless
Travis Smith* Summary In this blog post, a brief analysis of the Supreme Court of Canada’s recent R. v. Poulin decision brings forward concerns of what appears to be incomplete and inconsistent reasoning processes in both the majority and dissenting reasons. These concerns arguably impugned the Court’s efficacy in fulfilling its duty to bring clarity to the law in...
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March 15, 2021
Law Society Job Openings
Come work for the Law Society of Saskatchewan. We have the following job openings: Professional Responsibility Counsel (due March 26) Receptionist (due March 26) Administrative Assistant (due March 31)
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