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Nipawin Provincial Court Renovations

Nipawin Provincial Court will undergo renovations during the months of October and November. Starting Oct. 17, 2012, and continuing until tentative completion of renovations on Nov. 14, 2012, Provincial Court matters will be held at the Royal Canadian Legion, 328-1st...

Courts to allow media to ‘Tweet’

Effective Sept. 10, 2012, the Court of Appeal, the Court of Queen’s Bench and the Provincial Court will permit accredited journalists to transmit and receive ‘Tweets’ and other forms of text from courtrooms across the province, as long as the...

Queen’s Bench amends Rules

The Court of Queen’s Bench passed amendments to The Queen’s Bench Rules at its June en banc to comply with The Enforcement of Money Judgments Act (EMJA), which came into force May 28, 2012. The amendments include deleting rules...

New Queen’s Bench Justice appointed

The Honourable F. Neil Turcotte has been appointed a judge of the Family Division, Court of Queen’s Bench in Saskatoon. He will replace Mr. Justice R.S. Smith, who transferred to the General Division June 19, 2012. Justice Turcotte was most recently a partner...

Provincial Court issues Practice Directives

The Provincial Court has prepared a series of Practice Directives to help standardize certain proceedings in its criminal courts. The Practice Directives, developed by a committee including judges and members of the bar who practice in Provincial Court, will come into...