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- Osgoode Hall Law School (2021) JD
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- University of Toronto, Trinity College (2011) HBA
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Jennah Khaled (she/her)
is an associate at Lenczner Slaght.
Jennah practices in appeals, commercial litigation, professional liability and regulation, investigations, and administrative and public law. She has appeared before all levels of court in Ontario, and the Supreme Court of Canada.
Jennah was a summer and articling student at the firm. She then served as a judicial law clerk to the Honourable David W. Stratas at the Federal Court of Appeal and the Honourable Malcolm Rowe at the Supreme Court of Canada.
Jennah completed her JD at Osgoode Hall Law School, where she mooted competitively, received a number of course prizes, and was Managing Editor of the Osgoode Hall Law Journal.
Before law school, Jennah spent four years at the United Nations in Vienna on a diplomatic team working towards a major Middle Eastern arms control agreement.
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Counsel to VerticalScope Inc., a publicly traded technology company with a portfolio of more than 1,200 websites, over 2.3 billion posts of content, and 90 million monthly active users, in an action against OpenAI for misappropriating its proprietary content.
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The Advocates’ Society
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Ontario Bar Association
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Canadian Bar Association
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A New Constitutional Guarantee of Judicial Review
On July 30, 2026, the Supreme Court of Canada released a landmark ruling in Democracy Watch v Canada (Attorney General). The Court sought to determine whether the partial privative clause (a provision in a law that tries to limit or block courts from reviewing a decision) in s. 66 of the federal Conflict of Interest Act is a valid bar to judicial review on questions of fact and law, or whether it should be deemed inoperative to the extent it infringes on the constitutionally guaranteed core minimum of judicial review.
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Justice Martin Has Retired from the Supreme Court. What Impact Will That Have Going Forward?
Justice Sheilah Martin announced earlier this year that she would retire from the Supreme Court of Canada, effective May 30, 2026. The announcement was somewhat surprising. Justice Martin was still five years away from her mandatory retirement date, and her successor has not yet been appointed.
Even before that appointment is made, it is worth considering what impact Justice Martin’s retirement might have on the Court.
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Key Development in Tort Law: Supreme Court of Canada Establishes New Framework for Novel Torts
On May 15, 2026, the Supreme Court of Canada rendered its decision in Ahluwalia v Ahluwalia, a highly anticipated decision in tort law. The majority of the Court allowed the appeal of the decision of the Court of Appeal for Ontario and outlined a consolidated framework for recognizing new torts. Though the decision deals specifically with the recognition of a tort of intimate partner violence, the framework applies to all courts seeking whether to recognize a new tort in any context. Any party litigating a tort claim in Canada should understand its implications.
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Freedom Convoy: Federal Court of Appeal Upholds Finding of No Emergency
In Canada (Attorney General) v Canadian Civil Liberties Association, the Federal Court of Appeal upheld the Federal Court’s findings that the Canadian government’s use of the Emergencies Act in response to the “Freedom Convoy” was not justified.
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Ontario Court of Appeal Rules on Defamation and Online Reviews
In Benchwood Builders Inc v Prescott, the Court of Appeal for Ontario provided further guidance on the interpretation of section 137.1 of the Courts of Justice Act, commonly known as anti-SLAPP legislation. This legislation provides a quick screening mechanism to dismiss lawsuits that unduly limit expressions related to a matter of public interest – often referred to as Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP).
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Annual Review of Insolvency Law Virtual Conference: 2022
On February 4, 2022, CAIRP held its 19th Annual Review of Insolvency Law. The conference brought together insolvency law practitioners from across Canada for a showcase of papers authored for the latest edition of the Annual Review of Insolvency Law publication. The journal itself is now available in full on CanLII. Each panel was anchored by an ARIL paper whose author(s) led spirited discussions on contested topics important to the future of the insolvency practice.
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Lenczner Slaght Welcomes 10 New Associates
Canada’s leading litigation firm continues to strengthen its talent pool with the addition of 10 exceptional associates.
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Osgoode Grads Serving Canada’s Top Courts as Law Clerks – Including the Supreme Court of Canada
Barbara Brown and our 2021/2022 articling student, Jennah Khaled, have both secured court clerkships at the Supreme Court of Canada beginning in August 2023. Read their interview with their alma mater, Osgoode Hall Law School.
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Lenczner Slaght Welcomes Our 2021/22 Articling Students
Canada’s leading litigation firm continues to strengthen its talent pool with the addition of seven articling students.
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Lenczner Slaght Welcomes Eight New Summer Students
Canada’s leading litigation firm continues to attract top talent with the addition of eight exceptional summer students.
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Exploring Litigation & Transactional Pathways
Aoife Quinn and Jennah Khaled spoke at the University of Toronto's event titled, Exploring Litigation & Transactional Pathways. They shared valuable insights on the key differences between careers in litigation and transactional law.
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The Appellate Function and Standards of Review
Jennah Khaled co-authored the article, "The Appellate Function and Standards of Review”, published by the Manitoba Law Journal. This article examines how standards of review structure the relationship between trial and appellate courts, and how they support key adjudicative goals such as fairness, efficiency, finality, and public trust in the legal system.
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Litigator vs Transactional Lawyer
Christopher Yung and Jennah Khaled spoke at a joint event hosted by the University of Toronto’s Black Law Students’ Association and South Asian Law Students’ Association, where they shared valuable insights on the key differences between careers in litigation and transactional law.
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Jennah Khaled authored a book review titled "Courts Without Cases: The Law and Politics of Advisory Opinions by Carissima Mathen and Seeking the Court’s Advice: The Politics of the Canadian Reference Power by Kate Puddister". This article was published in Volume 58, Issue 2 of the Osgoode Hall Law Journal.
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Dean’s Gold Key Award
Osgoode Hall Law School
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Harry R. Rose Prize
Osgoode Hall Law School
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Jenny Sferrazza ‘16 Prize for Criminal Law
Osgoode Hall Law School