Law Society of Saskatchewan Legal News (Legal Sourcery)
Legal News (Legal Sourcery)
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November 29, 2018
Family Law: Through the Eyes of the Child
By Jakaeden Frizzell, CPD Program Coordinator The Law Society was delighted to present the informative family law seminar Through the Eyes of the Child with The Honorable Justice Turcotte as host. We held the event at TCU Place in Saskatoon on Tuesday, November 20th and in Regina on Wednesday, November 21st at the Delta. The morning sessions featured our main...
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November 28, 2018
Saskatchewan Proclamations
The Agricultural Implements Amendment Act, SS 2018, c 1, has been proclaimed into force November 9, 2018. The Reclaimed Industrial Sites Amendment Act, 2018, SS 2018, c 32, has been proclaimed into force December 1, 2018.
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November 28, 2018
Academic Authors Sharing their Writing on CanLII
By Sarah Sutherland; reposted with permission from the CanLii Blog CanLIIDocs was created as a platform to share legal commentary, and we now have many types of resources available on CanLIIDocs written by authors from various backgrounds. Here is a page where you can browse what’s currently available on the site. One group that has been enthusiastic in endorsing CanLII as...
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November 27, 2018
Free Legal Resources Fair at the Saskatoon Public Library
[caption id="attachment_7918" align="alignright" width="300"] Law Society of Saskatchewan librarians Ken Fox and Alan Kilpatrick, (used with permission from Theressa Slind, community librarian at Saskatoon Public Library,[/caption] By Alan Kilpatrick The Saskatoon Public Library’s Frances Morrison branch hosted a free Legal Resources Fair during Saskatchewan’s Third Access to Justice Week. The fair featured a tradeshow, legal assistance clinics, and presentations on...
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November 22, 2018
Saskatchewan Legislative Update
The following regulations were published in The Saskatchewan Gazette, Part II, Vol. 114 No. 45, November 9, 2018: SR 76/2018 The Cities (Property Classification) Amendment Regulations, 2018 SR 77/2018 The Northern Municipalities (Property Classification) Amendment Regulations, 2018 SR 78/2018 The Municipalities (Property Classification) Amendment Regulations, 2018 SR 79/2018 The Western Livestock Price Insurance Program Amendment Regulations, 2018
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November 21, 2018
Saskatchewan Introduces Claire’s Law
By Alan Kilpatrick Justice Minister Don Morgan introduced Bill 141: The Interpersonal Violence Disclosure Protocol (Clare's Law) Act to the Saskatchewan Legislature on November 5th. The legislation is intended to enable police to inform an at-risk individual about their partner’s violent past. Saskatchewan, according to the Government’s new release, is the first province in Canada to introduce legislation of this...
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