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New Legal Ease Library Resource Guide – vLex

by George Roy | May 4, 2020 | Legal Research

The newest addition to our Legal Ease collection of resource guides is a quick start summary of the online database and resource, vLex.

Check out the guide here, and other helpful guides on our Legal Ease page, for assistance on any of the library products and resources.

This guide will get you started on exploring what vLex has to offer, now with cases, legislation, and commentary on Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom.

Find vLex, and other online resources, in the Library Resources section behind the Member’s Portal.

For additional assistance and support you can also read the vLex user guide or, as always, contact us here at the library.

Legislative Update – New Proclamation

by George Roy | May 1, 2020 | Legislation, Proclamations

The Government has issued the following Proclamation:

The Reducing Red Tape and Improving Services Act, 2019 S.M. 2019, c. 11 (sections 11 and 31)

“This Act amends several Acts and repeals three Acts and five regulations to reduce or eliminate regulatory requirements and to improve services.”

Specifically , section 11 deals with the The Fatality Inquiries Act, while section 31 amends the Vital Statistics Act.

For a current list of all proclamations, see here.

New Queen’s Bench Notice Family Division

by George Roy | Apr 30, 2020 | Court of Queen's Bench, Notices

May Administrative Lists, Triage/Prerequisites, Child Protection Intake and Newly Scheduled Motions and Case Conferences (April 28, 2020)

“The purpose and intent of this Notice is to provide important information to litigants and counsel in respect of the previously-announced second limitation of Court services covering the period from April 18 to May 22, 2020.”

This notice assigns matters which were cancelled from April 20 to May 22, 2020, and provides dates for Triage/Prerequisites, Child Protection Intake, and Motions and Case Conferences.

Click here to see the notice.

New Queen’s Bench Notice – Prerequisite Motions

by George Roy | Apr 30, 2020 | Court of Queen's Bench, Notices

The Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench has released a new notice regarding prerequisite motions.

Effective immediately, the Masters of the Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench will be resuming the hearing of motions in the Family Division relating to the completion of prerequisites.

This notice amends the previous notice on April 7th, and is in effect until May 25, 2020.

Click here to see the notice.

This notice and all previous notices regarding changes due to COVID-19 can be found here on the Manitoba Courts Website.