Law Society of Saskatchewan Legal News (Legal Sourcery)
Legal News (Legal Sourcery)
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May 3, 2018
Pro Bono Law Saskatchewan 10th Anniversary
From Pro Bono Law Saskatchewan PBLS is celebrating our 10th Anniversary! We have been providing free legal services in Saskatchewan for the last 10 years. PBLS formed in 2008 and now 10 years later, we are busier then ever and still expanding! Over the course of a few months, we will be posting some fun facts about the history and...
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May 3, 2018
Access to Justice Bulletin, April 2018
From the Saskatchewan Access to Justice Working Group CPD Lunch & Learn on "The Big Shift: Responding to Increasing Self-Representation in Family Law" held in Saskatoon and Regina: . Measuring Legal Service Value, Part 1: . Canada moving forward on implementing the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including goal 16 which promotes the provision of access to justice for all:...
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May 1, 2018
Law Society of Saskatchewan Discipline Update: Peter Andrew Abrametz
The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has issued an Order in relation to the penalty appeal of Peter A. Abrametz. In a ruling from the Bench on April 18, 2018, the Court of Appeal dismissed the portion of the Member’s appeal related to a 2-month suspension previously ordered by the Law Society of Saskatchewan Discipline Committee in 2017 SKLSS 4. The Court of Appeal reserved...
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April 27, 2018
The Listen Project – Helping Survivors of Sexual Violence Find their Voice
By Joel Janow Public Legal Education Association of Saskatchewan (PLEA) With funding support from Justice Canada, Saskatchewan Justice has partnered with the Public Legal Education Association (PLEA) to pilot a program to provide free legal information/advice to survivors of sexual violence. Under the program survivors of sexual violence that took place in Saskatchewan can receive up to 2 hours of...
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April 27, 2018
Support Saskatchewan’s Next Generation of French-Speaking Lawyers
From the Association of French Speaking Jurists of Saskatchewan
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April 24, 2018
Truth and Reconciliation Information on the Law Society Website
By Sarah Rider CPD Program Coordinator, Law Society of Saskatchewan Did you know the Law Society has an entire page dedicated to our ongoing efforts to respond to the TRC Calls to Action? Well you do now! Truth and Reconciliation | Law Society of Saskatchewan Call to Action # 27 states: We call upon the Federation of Law Societies of...
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