Law Society of Saskatchewan Legal News (Legal Sourcery)
Legal News (Legal Sourcery)
Legal Sourcery is the award winning, top legal news source in Saskatchewan. Find the latest Law Society updates and information from the Saskatchewan legal community.
March 13, 2019
What You Can Do With Your Folders on Lexbox 🗁
By Alisa Lazear, Community Manager at CanLII and Lexum; reposted with permission from the CanLII blog Lexbox is a free tool that has been integrated into CanLII, which is designed to help you keep track of your legal research online. We are sharing this tip on what you can do with your Lexbox folders, to help you use Lexbox to...
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March 12, 2019
Leave Applications at the Supreme Court of Canada: Should Reasons be Provided?
By Matthew Scott, JD Candidate (2020) Summary The Supreme Court of Canada exercises complete discretion in deciding which cases it does and does not hear. When dismissing applications for leave to appeal, the Supreme Court does not provide reasons. This lack of reasons is grounds for criticism of the Court’s transparency, legitimacy, and leads to potential mischaracterizations of the results...
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March 11, 2019
Monday Links
By Alan Kilpatrick Some interesting Saskatchewan legal news to help you ease into your week: Advocates ask court to intervene in case of Sask. prisoner kept in segregation more than 2,000 days (Globe and Mail) 'Life and death' appeal of Sask. Catholic school ruling to be heard this week (CBC Saskatchewan) New crime notification network launched in southern Saskatchewan (Regina Leader...
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March 8, 2019
You Can Now Search Commentary on CanLII by Subject
By Alisa Lazear, Community Manager at CanLII and Lexum; reposted with permission from the CanLII Blog An additional filter feature has been added to CanLII to help you find commentary. You can now search CanLII commentary by subject area. To do this: Conduct your search from the CanLII mainpage using your chosen keyword(s), case name, or piece of legislation. Under...
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March 7, 2019
Legal Basics for Boards: What Every Lawyer Needs to Know
By Jakaeden Frizzell, CPD Program Coordinator On Tuesday March 19 (Saskatoon) and Thursday March 21 (Regina) the Law Society will be hosting full day seminars covering the basics of sitting on a board of directors. The seminar will qualify for 5.5 CPD hours. The program is dedicated to a thorough discussion of the responsibilities and best practices of being a...
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March 6, 2019
Legislative Update
The following regulations were published in The Saskatchewan Gazette, Part II, Vol. 115 No. 9, March 1, 2019: SR 9/2019 The Missing Persons and Presumption of Death Amendment Regulations, 2019. These regulations add a number of prescribed forms to the act.
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