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COMMERCIAL AND CONTRACT LAW 

Personal property security legislation 

  • Background Paper, Reform of Personal Property Security Law in Saskatchewan, May 1975
  • Tentative Proposals for a Saskatchewan Personal Property Security Act, February 1976
  • Report to the Attorney General, Proposals for a Saskatchewan Personal Property Security Act, 1977
  • A Handbook on the Saskatchewan Personal Property Security Act, August 1987
  • Tentative Proposals for a New Personal Property Security Act, 1991
  • Proposals for a New Personal Property Security Act, June 1992  (down load in RTF format)
Consumer credit
  • Tentative Proposals for a Consumer Credit Act, Part I: Background and Underlying Considerations, Part II: Statistics, August 1980
  • Tentative Proposals for a Consumer Credit Act, Part III: Secured Consumer Credit Transactions, Summary of Recommendations, May 1981
  • Proposals for a Consumer Credit Act, February, 1989
Frustrated contracts
  • Tentative Proposals for a Frustrated Contracts Act, April, 1987
  • Proposals for a Frustrated Contracts Act, November, 1988
Other
Matrimonial Property
    First Mini-Working Paper, Division of Matrimonial Property, Problems Within the Present Law, June 1974
    Second Mini-Working Paper, Division of Matrimonial Property, Possible Solutions to Problems Within the Present Law, September 1974 
    Third Working Paper, Division of Matrimonial Property, Tentative Proposals for Reform of Matrimonial Property Law, October 1974 
    Report to the Attorney General, Proposals for a Saskatchewan Matrimonial Homes Act, May 1976 
    Tentative Proposals for Reform of The Matrimonial Property Act, September 1984 
    Proposals Relating to Matrimonial Property Legislation, December 1985 
Maintenance 
    Background Paper, Family Maintenance Between Husband and Wife, November 1975
    Background Paper, Children's Maintenance, January 1976 
    Tentative Proposals for an Enforcement of Maintenance Orders Act, March 1982
Custody
    Tentative Proposals for Custody Law Reform, Part I: Substantive Law, August 1979
    Tentative Proposals for Custody Law Reform, Part II: Procedures and Support Services, May 1980 
    Proposals on Custody, Parental Guardianship and the Civil Rights of Minors, December 1981 
    Tentative Proposals Relating to Testamentary Custody and Guardianship of Children, October 1984
Civil rights in the family
    Tentative Proposals Relating to the Civil Rights of Children, December 1979
    Tentative Proposals for an Equality of Status of Married Persons Act, May 1981 
    Proposals for an Equality of Status of Married Persons Act, May 1982
Other
    Proposals Relating to the Change of Name of Children of Divorced Parents, March 1985
LEGISLATION, PROCEDURE AND COURTS
Limitation of actions
    Tentative Proposals for Changes in Limitations Legislation, Part I: The Effect of Limitations on Title to Real Property, July 1981
    Saskatchewan Limitation Periods (Sask. Law Review), 1982 
    Tentative Proposals for Changes in Limitations Legislation, Part II: The Limitation of Actions Act, May 1986 
    Proposals for a New Limitation of Actions Act, April 1989 
Jury Act
    Tentative Proposals for Reform of The Jury Act, May 1979
    Proposals for Reform of The Jury Act, December 1979
English statutes
Evidence

          Research Paper: The Saskatchewan Evidence Act (2004)
 

MEDICAL-LEGAL

Consent of minors to health care 

    Tentative Proposals for a Consent of Minors to Health Care Act, November 1978
    Proposals for a Consent of Minors to Health Care Act, February 1980
Legal definition of death
    Tentative Proposals for a Definition of Death Act, June 1980
    Proposals for a Definition of Death Act, December 1980
Commitment of the mentally ill
    Tentative Proposals for a Compulsory Mental Health Care Act, November 1981
    Proposals for a Compulsory Mental Health Care Act, March 1985 
    Tentative Proposals for a Lieutenant Governor's Review Board in Saskatchewan, January 1984
Adult guardianship and related matters
    Tentative Proposals for a Guardianship Act, Part I: Personal Guardianship, January 1981
    Proposals for a Guardianship Act, Part I: Personal Guardianship, January 1983 
    Ensuring Continuity, March 1995 
    Enduring Powers of Attorney (Discussion Paper), 1999-2000 
Artificial insemination
    Tentative Proposals for a Human Artificial Insemination Act, November 1981
    Proposals for a Human Artificial Insemination Act, March, 1987
Coroners
    Proposals for a New Coroners Act, September, 1984
Living Wills
TORT AND INSURANCE LAW
Guest passengers and other automobile insurance matters
    Proposals Relating to Guest Passenger Legislation, August 1983
    Proposals for Restoring Civil Remedies Lost Upon Forfeiture Under The Automobile Accident Insurance Act, October 1984
Occupier's liability
    Tentative Proposals for an Occupiers' Liability Act, June 1980
    Proposals for an Occupiers' Liability Act, October 1980
Survival of actions
    Proposals for a Survival of Actions Act, May 1985
Joint liability
Interspousal tort immunity
    Tentative Proposals for Reform of the Law Affecting Liability Between Husband and Wife and Related Insurance Contracts, March 1979
    Proposals for Reform of the Law Affecting Liability Between Husband and Wife and Related Insurance Contracts, November 1979
Structured judgments
Liability of volunteers

            Liabilities of Volunteers and Organizations in the Not-for-profit Sector (Discussion paper), 1999
            Liability of Board Members in the Not-for-profit sector (Consultation Paper)( 2001)  
           Report on the Liability of Directors and Officers of Non-Profit Organizations (2003) 

Title Insurance
WILLS, TRUSTS, AND PROBATE 
Trustees Act

Strict liability in provincial statutes 

    Working Paper, Provincial Offences: Tentative Recommendations for Reform, April 1977
    Tentative Proposals for Defences to Provincial Offences, February 1981
Compensation on acquittal
    Tentative Proposals for Compensation of Accused on Acquittal, July, 1987
Conflict of interest in government
    Report to the Attorney General, Conflict of Interest, March 1977
Unclaimed property
    Unclaimed Intangible Property: Constitutional and Conflict-of-laws issues, 1998 (prepared for the Uniform Law Conference)

Environment


            Background Paper: Solar Access Legislation (October 2007)           
            Background Paper: Light Pollution Abatement Legislation (November 2007)


Ademption by equitable conversion
    Proposals Relating to Ademption by Equitable Conversion, October 1984


Aboriginal Self-government

Federalism and the First Nations: Making Space for First Nations’ Self-Determination in the Federal Inherent Right Policy  (2005)

The Role of the Uniform Law Conference in relation to Aboriginal Laws, 2002  (Prepared for the Uniform Law Conference of Canada)