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October 11, 2018
Dress Like a Pro Bono Lawyer Friday
by Carly Romanow, Executive Director & Staff Lawyer of Pro Bono Law Saskatchewan As part of Access to Justice Week (October 22-26), Pro Bono Law Saskatchewan is launching the “Dress Like a Pro Bono Lawyer Friday” Fundraising Campaign. PBLS is encouraging firms across the province to donate to PBLS to dress casually on Fridays until the end of the year....
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October 10, 2018
World Mental Health Day
In recognition of World Health Mental Health Day, the Law Society and SLIA would like to remind members about Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers (LCL), the free, confidential assistance program for Saskatchewan lawyers, judges, law students and their immediate families. Homewood Human Solutions was retained to manage LCL’s program and remains LCL’s referrals coordinator and administrator for professional counseling services. Client contacts are made directly...
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October 9, 2018
New Journals Issues – August 2018
By Sara Stanley Commercial Insolvency Reporter Volume 30, Number 6 (August 2018) Amendments to Construct Lien Act Provisions- Will They Accomplish Their Goals? / Asim Iqbal and Puya Fesharaki Saskatchewan Law Review Volume 81, Number 2 (2018) Mortgage Obligation Deficiency Recovery / Ronald C.C. Cuming ABCD Remoteness Problems: Nemo Dat & Its Exceptions Under Subsection 26 (1.2) of Saskatchewan’s The...
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October 5, 2018
Saskatchewan Legislative Update
The following regulations were published in The Saskatchewan Gazette, Part II, Vol. 114 No. 38, September 21, 2018: A-21.2 Reg 1 The Animal Protection Regulations, 2018 S-35.001 Reg 1 The Saskatchewan Value-added Agriculture Incentive Regulations SR 57/2018 The Coroners Amendment Regulations, 2018 SR 58/2018 The Employment Standards Amendment Regulations, 2018 (No.2) SR 59/2018 The Public Employees Pension Plan (Designations) Amendment...
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October 4, 2018
Legalization of Recreational Marijuana – Bringing Change to Saskatchewan
By Peleshia Dubidad It has been estimated that the cannabis industry will be worth between $5 and $7 billion, and in a matter of weeks this fledgling industry becomes subject to regulation at the federal, provincial and municipal levels, and begins impacting many facets of Canadians’ everyday lives, and Canadian lawyers' everyday practice. As that time fast approaches, the Law...
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October 3, 2018
CREATE Justice Bulletin – September 2018
From Centre for Research, Evaluation, and Action Towards Equal Justice (CREATE Justice) Announcing the Third Annual Saskatchewan Access to Justice Week, October 20 to 26: Pre-week events - Conference on Medical-Legal Partnerships in Saskatchewan (registration FULL); and Law Student Small Urban and Rural Law Firm Trip (registration required). Week-long events - Reconciliation, Decolonization, Indigenization - What Do These Words Mean...
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