Law Society of Saskatchewan Legal News (Legal Sourcery)
Legal News (Legal Sourcery)
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October 1, 2019
The Next Generation of Legal Research is Here: Vincent
By Alan Kilpatrick Meet Vincent! The Next Generation of Legal Research (CPD 240)Wednesday, October 2, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CST Are you ready for the next generation of legal research technology and the biggest disruption Canada’s legal information landscape has ever seen: artificial intelligence? Don’t miss this Continuing Professional Development webinar with Ken Fox (Law Society Library, Saskatoon), Alan...
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October 1, 2019
Addressing the Elephant in the Legal Profession: The Lawyer’s Struggle with Mental Heath
Stephanie Nemeth, University of Saskatchewan, College of Law (JD Candidate 2019) On October 23, 2018, the University of Saskatchewan College of Law welcomed Orlando Da Silva to give a speech on mental health among lawyers as part of the McKercher Lecture Series.1 Mr. Da Silva, Senior Crown Counsel at the Serious Fraud Office – Prosecution Division, delivered a raw, candid,...
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September 30, 2019
The Law Society Recognizes Orange Shirt Day
Law Society staff acknowledged Orange Shirt Day today. For more information, please see our previous post.
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September 30, 2019
The Intestate Succession Act, 2019
In May 2019, The Intestate Succession Act, 2019 was passed by the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. On October 1, 2019, The Intestate Succession Act, 2019 will come into force. The new Act will repeal and replace the existing Act and includes provisions that: Clarify when a spousal relationship has terminated for the purposes of the Act;Provide that the spousal preferential...
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September 27, 2019
Orange Shirt Day – Monday, September 30th
Please join the Law Society in wearing an orange shirt to acknowledge Orange Shirt Day on Monday, September 30 because every child matters. The annual Orange Shirt Day opens the door to global conversation on all aspects of residential schools. It arose from the story of a little girl who was taken away from her family and sent to a...
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September 25, 2019
Over 9,500 decisions from the Manitoba Reports have been added to CanLII!
Reposted with permission from The CanLII Blog CanLII is grateful to have received a grant from the Manitoba Law Foundation to add decisions from the first and second series of the Manitoba Reports to CanLII.org. For the last year we have been doing research into what gaps there are in legal research for jurisdictions across Canada. In Manitoba we discovered that there was a...
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