Law Society of Saskatchewan Legal News (Legal Sourcery)
Legal News (Legal Sourcery)
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August 23, 2018
Long-Standing Law Society Membership
Andrea Johnston, Director of Admissions & Education Law Society of Saskatchewan We are pleased to acknowledge the following members for their 50-year anniversary of membership with the Law Society of Saskatchewan: Charles J.W. Biss Joseph R. Blais Grant Carson William G. Gibson Kenneth W. MacKay, Q.C. Evatt F.A. Merchant, Q.C. Richard B. Morris, Q.C. Leo J. F. Pinel Henry L....
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August 17, 2018
Creating CanLII Alerts – Tip of the Week
By Alan Kilpatrick Did you know that you can receive instant notifications every time a new case is added to CanLII simply by subscribing to an RSS feed? Would you like to monitor all new decisions from a particular level of court or administrative tribunal in Saskatchewan? An RSS feed can do that for you. RSS feeds deliver instant updates...
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August 14, 2018
Legal Services Task Team Final Report Released
By Barbra Bailey, Policy Counsel Law Society of Saskatchewan The Legal Services Task Team was appointed in 2017 as a joint initiative of the Ministry of Justice and the Law Society of Saskatchewan to examine whether service providers other than lawyers should be permitted to provide some legal services in Saskatchewan. The Task Team has completed its work and released...
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August 9, 2018
Towards Cannabis Legalization in Canada
By Alan Kilpatrick Canada’s official cannabis legalization date is set for October 17th, 2018. Legally, how did we get here? In 2015, the Federal Government proposed legalizing cannabis. Without a blueprint or roadmap to follow, the Government strove to explore the available evidence and balance a variety of health-related goals. Behind their desire to consider legalization, the Government acknowledged that...
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July 30, 2018
Supporting Women in Private Practice
By Barbra Bailey, Policy Counsel Law Society of Saskatchewan The cover story for the summer 2018 issue of the CBA National magazine is entitled “Why women leave,” and examines what they describe as a “perennial problem” for the legal profession – women lawyers aren’t staying in private practice. Saskatchewan’s demographics are not unlike those of the rest of Canada: although...
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July 26, 2018
Website and Brand Renewal
By Melanie Hodges Neufeld The Law Society of Saskatchewan is currently updating its communication processes for members and the public to better meet information needs. Thank you to those members who took the time to complete the recent survey. There were 340 responses between May 4 and 18, 2018 and we are pleased to share some of the key findings: Approximately 90 per cent of respondents noted they receive...
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