Small Claims Procedure in the Saskatchewan Provincial Court (Part 1)
The Provincial Court of Saskatchewan has power over what is known as “small claims court”. The power of the court…
Year: 2024
What are the elements of a criminal offence?
In the vast majority of criminal charges in Canada a crown prosecutor is responsible for pursuing, or not pursuing, criminal…
Saskatchewan Traffic Stops (Part 1): The Right to Remain Silent and Alcohol and Drug Screening
If you have been pulled over by police you, generally, have a right to remain silent and should use that…
Demerit points, what are they and how can they impact your driver’s licence and insurance in Saskatchewan?
Overview In Saskatchewan, demerit points are placed on someone’s driver’s licence if they are guilty of an “offence” as defined…
Saskatchewan regulation changes: increase coming for small claims, limit maintained for ORT
On November 1, 2023 the Saskatchewan legislature passed new regulations regarding both The Small Claims Act, 2016, SS 2016, c…
SK Small Claims Appeal Decision Analysis #1: Metcalfe v 101102382 Saskatchewan Ltd., 2018 SKCA 84
Metcalfe v 101102382 Saskatchewan Ltd., 2018 SKCA 84BackgroundThis appeal is in relation to three files started in the Saskatchewan Provincial…
Common law litigation terms (Part 2): Legal systems, sources of laws, divisions of law
See part one here. In Canada, most of our legal system is based on a common law legal system which…
Common law litigation terms(Part 1): Names of parties and some common Latin terms
In this article, I am going to go over and define some of the terms for the parties in litigation,…
Consequences exist for driving with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.04 in Saskatchewan.
Most people know about the criminal offence of impaired driving under the Criminal Code, R.S.C., 1985, which is when a…
What is a paralegal?
The traditional definition of a paralegal is “An individual who performs substantive legal work on behalf of a lawyer”. While…