10 things to watch for at the intersection of Tech and Law in 2017 – Slaw

CASL, Canada's anti-spam legislation, has been with us since July 2014. In July 2017 a private right of action becomes effective that will allow anyone who receives spam as defined by CASL to sue the sender. CASL sets out statutory damages, so the complainant does not have to prove any damages. Class actions will no doubt be launched. The sad part is that breaches of CASL are to a large extent breaches of the very technical requirements of the statute, rather than the sending of what most people would call spam.