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...
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...
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...
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...
The Court of Queen’s Bench resolved at the Court’s recent en banc meeting that the entire Revised Queen’s Bench Rules will come into force on July 1, 2013. The delay will permit the revised Rules to be fully translated into...
Effective June 18, the Weyburn Court House will reopen after its renovations. Phone and fax numbers will remain the same, however, court documents, correspondence, notices and tickets should reflect the new address: 301 Prairie Avenue, Weyburn, SK, S4H 0L4. Work on...
