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CANADIANLAWYERMAG.COM/INHOUSE MAY 2017
Preparing for CASL 2.0
Canada's Anti-Spam Law private right of action should
be keeping you up at night.
BY JENNIFER BROWN
IN-HOUSE EXPERTS say class action lawyers
are rubbing their hands together and counting
the days until phase two of Canada's Anti-Spam
Law comes into effect July 1, ushering in the
much feared private right of action.
The PRA means an individual or organization
that feels they have been affected by a contraven-
tion of the legislation can litigate to enforce the
new private rights.
"I have met with a couple of the plaintiff class
action fi rms who are counting the number of
sleeps until July 1," said Peter Clausi, execu-
tive vice president corporate affairs and general
counsel at GTA Resources and Mining Inc. "I
think they are going to wind up being the Wade
Boggs of litigation — they're going to go to the
hall of fame hitting singles."
