Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 4:00 p.m. - Regina
Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 4:00 p.m. - Saskatoon
Thursday, February 4, 2010 - 4:00 p.m. - Regina
Thursday, May 6, 2010 - 4:00 p.m. - Saskatoon
The Branch Executive Committee will meet via conference call at 12:00 noon on the second (2nd) Thursday of each month. There are in person meetings scheduled for 12:00 noon on Council Meeting days (working lunch). A Planning Meeting will be scheduled for early spring (usually a full day in either March or April) at the call of the Vice-President.
CANCELLED - Thursday, March 4, 2010 - Environmental & Resources Law (Hotel Saskatchewan)
Thursday, March 4, 2010 - Technology Law North (Saskatoon Club) Topic: E-commerce primer, dealing with issues from registering domain names, use of internet portals, application of The Consumer Protection Act, etc. Speakers: Tyler Wake and Chris Woodland, MacPherson Leslie Tyerman LLP.
CANCELLED - Monday March 8, 2010 - Privacy & Access Law North (Saskatoon Club)
Monday March 8, 2010 - Privacy & Access Law South (Hotel Saskatchewan) Topic: Workplace Privacy Issues. Speakers: Kyle Vermette and Dan Kwochka, McKercher LLP.
CANCELLED - Tuesday, March 9, 2010 - Criminal Justice South (Hotel Saskatchewan)
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - Civil Litigation North (Saskatoon Club) Topic & Speaker: TBA
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - Civil Litigation South (Hotel Saskatchewan) Topic: Saskatchewan E-Discovery Guidelines. Speaker: Melanie Baldwin, Registrar and Executive Legal Officer, Court of Queen’s Bench of Saskatchewan.
Thursday, March 11, 2010 - Young Lawyers South (Hotel Saskatchewan) Topic: Criminal Law - An Introduction to the Practice of Criminal Law. Speaker: Jeffrey Deagle, Hunter Miller LLP.
Friday, March 12, 2010 - Women Lawyers North (Saskatoon Club) Topic: Women and Communication. Speaker: Rebecca McCauley, former Associate Vice President, Human Resources, SIAST.
Friday, March 12, 2010 - Women Lawyers South (Hotel Saskatchewan) Topic: Experiences as a Sole Practioner. Speaker: Cindy Haynes, Haynes Law Office, Regina.
Monday, March 15, 2010 - Real Property & Wills South (Regina Inn) Topic: Estate and Tax Planning for Business Owners. Speaker: Sean Rheubottom, Assante Wealth Management.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - Administrative & Labour Law North (Saskatoon Club) Topic: Update on Immigration Law Issues. Speaker: Chris Veeman, MacPherson Leslie Tyerman LLP.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - Administrative & Labour Law South (Hotel Saskatchewan) Topic: The Role of the Labour Relations and Mediation Division. Speaker: Doug Forseth, Executive Director, Labour Relations and Mediation Division, Ministry of Advanced Education, Employment and Labour.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - Real Property & Wills North (Saskatoon Club) Topic & Speaker: TBA
Thursday, March 18, 2010 - Joint Aboriginal Law South, Business Law South and Corporate Counsel South (Hotel Saskatchewan) Topic: Negotiating Business Agreements With or For First Nations and Mètis Groups. Speaker: Brian Barrington-Foote, Q.C., MacPherson Leslie Tyerman LLP.
Thursday, March 18, 2010 - Alternate Dispute Resolution North (Saskatoon Club) Topic & Speaker: TBA
Monday, March 22, 2010 - Articling Students North (Saskatoon Club) Topic: Career Management in Private Practice - Barrister, Solicitor or Both? Litigation versus Solicitor work: Pros and Cons. Career Management. Speaker: Terry Kimpinski, Q.C., Leland Kimpinski.
Monday, March 22, 2010 - Articling Students South (Hotel Saskatchewan) Topic: What does Saskatchewan have to offer? - Practicing Law in Saskatchewan. Speaker: Sonia Eggerman, Saskatchewan Ministry of Justice, Aboriginal Law Branch.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 - Joint Civil Litigation South and Public Sector & Municipal Law (Hotel Saskatchewan) Topic: Saskatchewan Ministry of Justice Update. Speaker: Gerald Tegart, Q.C., Deputy Minister of Justice and Deputy Attorney General.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - Business Law North (Saskatoon Club) Topic: Overview of Partnerships with a Focus on the Use of Limited Partnerships. Speaker: Chris Donald, Robertson Stromberg Pedersen LLP.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - Securities Law South (Hotel Saskatchewan) Topic: Common Mistakes Made Upon Filing of Public Offerings. Speaker: Patti Pacholek, Saskatchewan Financial Services Commission.
Thursday, March 25, 2010 - Corporate Counsel North (Saskatoon Club - 6:30 P.M.) Topic: The Whys of Governance. Speaker: Nancy Hopkins, Q.C., McDougall Gauley LLP.
Thursday, March 25, 2010 - Family Law North (Saskatoon Club) Topic: Various Practice and Topical "Access to Justice" Issues. Speaker: Justice Ysanne Wilkinson, Court of Queen’s Bench of Saskatchewan.
Thursday, March 25, 2010 - Family Law South (Hotel Saskatchewan) Topic: Mental Illness, Addictions and Self-Represented Clients - The Court’s Role in Dealing with these Parties. Speaker: Madam Justice D. L. Wilson, Court of Queen’s Bench of Saskatchewan, Family Law Division.
Thursday, March 25, 2010 - Young Lawyers North (Saskatoon Club) Topic: Evidentiary Issues in Litigation. Speaker: Justice G. Allbright, Court of Queen’s Bench of Saskatchewan.
Friday, March 26, 2010 - Aboriginal Law North (Saskatoon Club) Topic: Specific Claims Tribunal Act and Specific Claims Policy. Speakers: Ms. Michelle Brass & Ms. Vivian Russell, Department of Justice Canada.