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Jessica Mach

Jessica Mach is Canada Editor - Law for Key Media’s legal publications. She previously covered California employment law and US labour policy for Law360, Law.com, and the Los Angeles Daily Journal.

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Trial judge can override Crown's refusal to consent to a judge-only criminal trial, SCC rules

Trial judge can override Crown's refusal to consent to a judge-only criminal trial, SCC rules

Trial judges reserve this right even if the Crown's refusal did not amount to an abuse of process

Smart & Biggar appoints IPH Limited regional CEO as new head

Smart & Biggar appoints IPH Limited regional CEO as new head

Stuart Wood was previously Canadian Regional CEO at IPH, which acquired Smart & Biggar in 2022

Split ABCA panel sets aside ‘seemingly unprecedented’ $165 million judgment against CPR and Alberta

Split ABCA panel sets aside ‘seemingly unprecedented’ $165 million judgment against CPR and Alberta

The appellate court ordered a new trial for the contract dispute with Remington Development Corp.

Last week to nominate lawyers for the 2025 Lexpert Rising Stars Awards

Last week to nominate lawyers for the 2025 Lexpert Rising Stars Awards

Lexpert will accept nominations until 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time on Friday, July 4, 2025.

Foreign nationals can seek immigration appeals if they had valid visas upon arriving in Canada: SCC

Foreign nationals can seek immigration appeals if they had valid visas upon arriving in Canada: SCC

Justices were split on how to interpret a provision of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act

Family of individuals who died after contracting COVID-19 at facility can proceed with class action

Family of individuals who died after contracting COVID-19 at facility can proceed with class action

The Nova Scotia Court of Appeal rejected the facility's bid to appeal the certification

Submit nominations for the 2025 Lexpert Rising Stars Awards by July 4

Submit nominations for the 2025 Lexpert Rising Stars Awards by July 4

The awards celebrate Canada’s top lawyers 40 and under

Sentencing judges must weigh intent to deny enhanced credit to offenders who delay proceedings: SCC

Sentencing judges must weigh intent to deny enhanced credit to offenders who delay proceedings: SCC

The SCC also said judges can consider the time offenders need for treatment when crafting sentences

Submit your nominations for the 2025 Lexpert Rising Stars Awards

Submit your nominations for the 2025 Lexpert Rising Stars Awards

Nominations for the leading lawyers 40 and under close on July 4th

BC court won't certify class action claiming malls secretly collected shoppers' biometric data

BC court won't certify class action claiming malls secretly collected shoppers' biometric data

The court cited an expert's opinion that the collected data did not contain biometric information