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.
November 19, 2018
2018 Bencher Election Results
The 2018 Law Society of Saskatchewan Bencher election concluded on November 15. The successful candidates are as follows: Saskatoon: Leslie Belloc-Pinder – by acclamation by virtue of her office Craig Zawada, Q.C. James Morrison, Q.C. Ian Wagner Cara Haaf Regina: Gerald Tegart, Q.C. James Korpan, Q.C. Crystal Norbeck Jill Drennan Barbara Mysko Prince Albert: John Morrall Central: Suzanne Jeanson (Moose...
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November 16, 2018
The First Wave of CanLII Authors Program Content
By Sarah Sutherland; reposted with permission from the CanLII blog Since the launch of the CanLII Authors Program, we are pleased to announce we have received some impressive submissions. We are grateful to the first contributors of this program who have shared their work, which helps promote free access to legal information and spread new ideas. Here is a list of...
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November 15, 2018
New Books in the Library – Summer 2018 Part II
By Sara Stanley Lindley & Banks on Partnership, 20th Ed. - Roderick I'Anson Banks “Lindley & Banks on Partnership gives you comprehensive, authoritative and practical coverage of the law relating to both general and limited partnerships. This seminal text on partnerships, first published in 1860, gives you detailed commentary on all aspects of the life of a partnership, from its...
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November 15, 2018
Collecting Demographic Data to Better Understand our Membership and Address Barriers in the Legal Profession
By Barbra Bailey, Director of Policy The Saskatchewan public is growing increasingly diverse. Data from the 2016 Census shows that 16.3% of Saskatchewan’s population self-identified as being Aboriginal, compared to 14.7% in 2006. Further, in 2016, 10.8% of Saskatchewan’s population identified as visible minorities, compared to 3.6% of the population in 2006. Immigrants and non-permanent residents accounted for 11.65% of...
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November 14, 2018
For lawyers: Please update your contact information for important communications about your annual membership renewal
It’s that time of the year again. The Law Society will be sending out its annual renewal package next week and this year the entire process will be electronic. This means it is very important to make sure your contact information in your Law Society member profile is up to date. If you have had a change in employment in...
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November 14, 2018
Primer on Saskatchewan’s Legalization of Cannabis
By Alan Kilpatrick Do you need to get up speed on legal cannabis? The Law Society Library’s team of information professionals have put together this brief primer for you. You can find a variety of posts about Saskatchewan’s legalization of cannabis on Legal Sourcery, the Law Society of Saskatchewan Library blog: Towards Cannabis Legalization in Canada Cannabis Legislation in Saskatchewan...
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