Law Society of Saskatchewan Legal News (Legal Sourcery)
Legal News (Legal Sourcery)
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March 28, 2019
Day in Review: Legal Basics for Boards Seminar
By Jakaeden Frizzell, CPD Program Coordinator On Tuesday March 19 (Saskatoon) and Thursday March 21 (Regina) the Law Society held two full day seminars covering the basics of being a board director for lawyers. Thank you to all 120+ attendees for your involvement and rapt attention. The day began with an overview of directorship from Nancy Hopkins, Q.C. (McDougall Gauley, Saskatoon) touching on...
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March 27, 2019
Queen’s Bench Rules of Court and Forms Amended
By Christine Muldoon The Court of Queen’s Bench amended the Rules of Court, related forms and tariff of costs effective March 15, 2019. Most of the changes relate to default judgments, while some of the changes to the forms are minor “housekeeping” changes. As a courtesy to our members, the Law Society Library converts the PDF forms into Word documents...
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March 26, 2019
Harmonization of Personal Protection Equipment Requirements Across Canada
The Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety is looking for input on possible regulatory changes to The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 1996 to align specific personal protective equipment requirements with those being adopted across Canada. The proposed changes are part of an effort by provincial, territorial, and federal governments to harmonize regulatory standards in a number of areas. Please send...
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March 26, 2019
The Quebec Journal of International Law (QJIL) is now available on CanLII
By Sarah Sutherland; reblogged with permission from the CanLII Blog CanLII is thrilled to announce that the Quebec Journal of International Law (QJIL) has been added to our commentary section. The QJIL is a bi-annual publication that was created in 1984 by Professor Jacques-Yvan Morin. The journal publishes studies, notes and commentaries, case law reviews and book reviews on topics of international...
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March 25, 2019
Monday Links
By Jenneth Hogan Mainil Some interesting legal news to help you ease into your week: Advocacy organization wants to map hatred and discrimination with atlas (Timmons Today) Should Canada restrict the use of gag orders in sexual abuse cases? (Global News) Canadian Regulator Proposes New Rules for Crypto (Finance Magnates) Court of Appeal rejects recognizing tort of harassment (Law Times)...
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March 22, 2019
Federal Proclamation
Sections 303 to 307, 310 and 311 of the Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2, SC 2018, c 27, are proclaimed into force March 17, 2019 (PC 2019-0128). The amendment affects Parental Benefits and Related Leave under the Employment Insurance Act and Canada Labour Code.
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