CASL is Coming. Are You Prepared?
Canada’s strict new anti-spam legislation is coming in just three weeks. Is your business prepared? Widely considered to be some of the toughest commercial electronic messaging legislation in the world, Canada’s Anti-Spam Law, or “CASL”, comes into force on July 1 of this year. CASL affect will affect every Canadian business, because it prohibits businesses from sending business-related electronic messages (such as email) unless they have consent from the recipient, or the message fits within an exemption in the legislation or regulations. Violators of CASL’s provisions face heavy sanctions, including fines of up to $10 million, and, starting in 2017, ... [more]
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Canada’s Anti-Spam Law
Canada’s new Anti-Spam legislation, commonly known as “CASL”, establishes an “opt-in” regime by making it presumptively unlawful to send a commercial electronic message (CEM), unless the recipient has consented to receive it, and the sender includes certain information and an unsubscribe mechanism. CASL applies to anyone who uses email for any commercial purpose. Violators face heavy sanctions, including fines up to $10 million, and private damages actions. Most of CASL’s provisions come into force on July 1, 2014. [more]
Criminal Investigations and Cross Border Litigation Not A Bar to US Depositions
The Superior Court of Ontario recently granted an application for the enforcement of letters rogatory to take evidence of, and compel the production of documents by, two non- party Ontario residents in a consolidated multidistrict class action in the US. The Court held that the conditions for enforcement were met and, importantly, rejected the arguments of the Respondents to the application that permitting the examinations would violate the respondent’s rights against self-incrimination.... [more]
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