Sask Law Review

Hot off the press! College of Law 2022 JD Candidate Kane Fritzler comments on enduring inconsistencies in bail law by evaluating a recent Saskatchewan Court of Queen’s Bench decision in light of guidance on the issue from the Supreme Court of Canada. sasklawreview.ca/comment/a-sask…

Uploaded today, College of Law 2022 JD Candidate Danielle Hopkins comments on Taylor v Newfoundland and Labrador, a starting point for determining to what extent public health in a pandemic justifies restrictions on individual constitutional rights. sasklawreview.ca/comment/taylor…

Hot off the press! College of Law 2022 JD Candidate Corbin Golding comments on the legal landscape concerning loot boxes in videogames in light of their similarities to gambling. sasklawreview.ca/comment/pandor…

Uploaded today, 2021 College of Law graduate William Hampton comments on the Panteluk (2020 SKCA 123) decision's importance to the incoming prompt payments regime in Saskatchewan construction law. sasklawreview.ca/comment/canadi…

In a blog post, uploaded today, 2021 College of Law graduate, Ashley Fulton, discusses how recent amendments to the Criminal Code meant to be tougher on domestic assault may conflict with sentencing principles, particularly for Indigenous offenders. sasklawreview.ca/comment/mixed-…

Uploaded today, College of Law 2022 JD Candidate Tim Haggstrom comments on the Supreme Court of Canada's 2020 decision MacDonald v Canada, with implications for the taxation of investment returns. sasklawreview.ca/comment/no-lon…

Hot off the (digital) press, College of Law 2022 JD Candidate Brenden Cowlishaw writes of the implications on pure economic loss resulting from the Supreme Court's recent Maple Leaf Foods decision. sasklawreview.ca/comment/168878…

Uploaded today, 2021 College of Law graduate Gabriel Simons comments on an anti-money laundering provision of the Criminal Code which could leave financial intermediaries—including lawyers, accountants, and bankers—more vulnerable to prosecution. sasklawreview.ca/comment/catchi…

In a blog post, uploaded today, 2020 College of Law graduate, Matthew Scott, comments on the implications of the SKCA's judgment on a "payment for extras" clause on construction limitations periods in Saskatchewan. sasklawreview.ca/limitation-per…

Uploaded today, SLR editor Levi Graham examines a line of cases from the federal court system and the superior courts of Saskatchewan in an attempt to demystify inconsistent standards of review in the context of procedural fairness. sasklawreview.ca/the-persistent…

In a blog post written last year, published today, editor Travis Smith analyses R v Poulin to discuss the timeless issue of judicial consensus and coherence; where the @SCC_eng interpreted, for the first time, s. 11(i) of the Charter. sasklawreview.ca/emr.-v-pouline…

Out now: Issue 83:2 of the Saskatchewan Law Review - featuring articles on the 2018 decisions of the SKCA, residency and the right to vote under s. 3 of the Charter, and the prospect of school board liability over the suicide of bullied students. canlii.org/en/commentary/…

In this month's blog post, College of Law alumnus, Jenine Urquhart, explores the Government of Alberta's response to the recent provincial-federal initiative to reduce the use of corporations for the purposes of money-laundering. sasklawreview.ca/new-anti-money…

In our latest blog post, by editor Kali Stahl, the SKCA's recent denial of a remedy despite finding a breach of procedural fairness in a ministry decision determining eligibility under the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program is discussed. sasklawreview.ca/comment/emfeng…

Our apologies--the blog post can be found here: sasklawreview.ca/comment/access…

In a blog post uploaded this morning, Mackinley Sim discusses the results of the Law Society of Saskatchewan's successful injunction against Saskatoon mayoral candidate Mark Zielke's unauthorized practice of law and its implications for access to legal services in the province.

In a new comment, published today, recent College of Law graduate Fraser Duncan reviews Canada-wide jurisprudence on the constitutionality of section 33.1 of the Criminal Code, which precludes the defence of self-induced intoxication for general intent, bodily integrity offences.

In our latest comment, Kylee Wilyman discusses An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families--citing jurisdictional, funding, and definitional issues as barriers to the Act's reconciliatory potential. sasklawreview.ca/comment/a-nati…

R. v. A.M.: Striking a Balance Between the Protection of the Complainant and the Protection of the Charter Rights of an Accused in Sexual Assault Proceedings from @SaskLRev lsslib.wpcomstaging.com/2020/06/17/r-v…

"R. v. A.M.: Striking a Balance Between the Protection of the Complainant and the Protection of the Charter Rights of an Accused in Sexual Assault Proceedings" @MJWardman @SaskLRev on CanLII: canlii.org/t/stzg