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Justice Jamie Saunders of the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal discusses the use of expert witnesses in courts - their history and importance and the rules of opinion evidence. His speech is re-printed in the "From The Bench" section of this website. << Read Speech >> The inquiry into the death of Howard Hyde has resumed at its new location - in the Centennial Building, 1660 Hollis St. on the 7th floor. The Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia (LISNS) names its new "Access To Justice Award" in honour of one of the Province's former Chief Justices. For more information about the "Lorne Clarke Q.C. Access To Justice Award", << click here >> Provincial Court in Halifax posts its 2010 Intake Schedule for Courtroom #6. New “Centralized Intake” process begins at Dartmouth Provincial Court on February 1st, 2010. The Nova Scotia Court of Appeal Law Clerkship Program offers a unique opportunity to gain valuable insight into appellate decision making, effective written and oral advocacy, and the judicial process. Positions for next year's program will be advertised beginning in late winter, 2010. Applications are now being accepted for the position of Law Clerk to the Justices of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia. The deadline is January 31, 2010. The Cowan Internship, named in honour former Supreme Court Chief Justice Gordon Stewart Cowan, provides an internship each summer at the Court of Appeal for one law student from the Dalhousie University Schulich School of Law. << more details>> The Nova Scotia Supreme Court has created an "interactive" Pre-trial Conference Report Form. It is now available through a link on the Video of recent events of the Courts is now available for viewing on this website Video of Court of Appeal hearing (Feb. 2, 2009) --- Cape Breton Regional Municipality v. Attorney General of Nova Scotia ... << watch video >>
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