Law Society of Saskatchewan Legal News (Legal Sourcery)
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June 6, 2018
The Black Box of Deep Learning
By Ken Fox At the 2018 CALL/ACBD Conference in Halifax, Michael Ridley of the University of Guelph delivered a fascinating discussion on The Right to Explanation: Artificial Intelligence, Information Policy, and the Black Box of Deep Learning. His talk filled my head with questions and my notebook pages with confused scratching purporting to be notes. What follows is my best...
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June 4, 2018
Law Society of Saskatchewan Discipline Update: Dale Norman Blenner-Hassett
A decision has been released in relation to the matter of Law Society of Saskatchewan v. Dale Blenner-Hassett. The following allegations against the Member were proven: did, in the course of his practice, fail to act with courtesy, civility and in good faith toward another lawyer, S.V.; did fail to discharge his responsibility to other members of the profession honourably...
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May 31, 2018
Law Society of Saskatchewan Discipline Update: Darby Bachynski
A decision has been released in relation to the matter of Law Society of Saskatchewan v. Darby Bachynski. The following allegations against the Member were proven: (1) Did fail to provide competent, diligent, and efficient services to her client, F.M., by failing, within a reasonable time, to inform F.M. that a decision of the Court had been released in connection...
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May 30, 2018
New TRC Resource Added to the Law Society Website
By Sarah Rider Continuing Professional Development, Law Society of Saskatchewan We’re please to be able to share a great new resource in response to the TRC Calls to Action with our members. Our colleagues at The Advocates’ Society have graciously agreed to share a guide they have produced for lawyers working with Indigenous Peoples. Details related to the document were...
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May 29, 2018
Justice for Inmates: Pro Bono Law Saskatchewan Launches New Panel
By Pierre Hawkins Pro Bono Law Saskatchewan PBLS is proud to announce the successful launch of our Inmates Legal Assistance Panel Program. This program, launched in late 2017 and inspired by similar work done at CLASSIC, provides legal advice and representation to inmates facing institutional legal issues. The administration of justice within correctional institutions has recently proven to be a hot button topic. While media reports often focus on the use of segregation in prisons,...
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May 25, 2018
Convocation Highlights
By Melanie Hodges Neufeld The Law Society of Saskatchewan Benchers met on April 25-27. In addition to setting the SLIA levy, as we posted yesterday, below are several highlights from Convocation. For more information, including previous agendas, minutes and future Convocation dates, please see our website. Annual General Meeting - In a continuation of the Law Society's efforts to address...
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