The Court of Appeal will be implementing mandatory electronic filing of documents relating to appeals through eCourt effective April 2, 2012. This will result in changes to the existing Civil Practice Directive No. 3 and to the creation of a new criminal practice...
The Meadow Lake Court House, which opened in November 2010, received an Award of Merit from the American Institute of Architects’ Academy of Architecture for Justice in Washington, D.C. The award is a result of the Academy’s annual 2011 Justice Facilities...
The Honourable Inez J. Cardinal, Q.C., has been appointed a judge of the Provincial Court in Melfort. She will sit temporarily in Meadow Lake until November 2012, when she will sit permanently in Melfort, replacing the Honourable Lorna Dyck, who will be transferring...
The Court of Queen’s Bench has approved the Protocol for the Management of Multi-Jurisdictional Actions. The Protocol was developed by the Canadian Bar Association Task Force on Class Actions and recently approved by the Canadian Judicial Council. The Protocol...
The Honourable Martel D. Popescul was appointed Chief Justice of the Saskatchewan Court of Queen’s Bench Friday by Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Mr. Justice Popescul will replace current Chief Justice R.D. Laing, who has elected supernumerary status,...
