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Canada’s New Anti-spam Legislation: An Overview – Part 3

CANADIAN CASL (ANTI-SPAM LAW) PRECEDENTS Do you need a precedent or checklist to comply with CASL (Canadian anti-spam law)? We offer Canadian anti-spam law (CASL) precedents and checklists to help electronic marketers comply with CASL.  These include checklists and precedents for express consent requests (including … Read the rest of this entry »

Telemarketing Update: CRTC Refuses to Vary Do Not Call List Penalty Imposed on Telemarketing Company

On February 13, 2012, the CRTC denied an application by Les Distributions Triple A Inc. (“Triple A”) to review an earlier decision imposing a $6,000 administrative monetary penalty (“AMP”). In the earlier decision, the Commission imposed a total $6,000 AMP for violations of the Unsolicited … Read the rest of this entry »

Canada’s New Anti-spam Legislation (CASL): An Overview – Part 2

CANADIAN CASL (ANTI-SPAM LAW) PRECEDENTS Do you need a precedent or checklist to comply with CASL (Canadian anti-spam law)? We offer Canadian anti-spam law (CASL) precedents and checklists to help electronic marketers comply with CASL.  These include checklists and precedents for express consent requests (including … Read the rest of this entry »

New Books: Antitrust Law Developments (Seventh)

The Antitrust Law Section of the American Bar Association recently announced the publication of Antitrust Law Developments (Seventh).  Antitrust Law Developments is the seminal general U.S. text on antitrust law, a landmark of scholarship and reflects the collective efforts of many leading antitrust law practitioners … Read the rest of this entry »

Telemarketing Update: $18,000 AMP Imposed on BC Telemarketing Company For Failure to Comply With Do Not Call Rules

On February 15, 2012, an $18,000 “administrative monetary penalty” or “AMP” was imposed by the CRTC on a British Columbia telemarketing company, Imperial Data Supply Corp. (“Imperial”). The Commission found that six telemarketing calls were made to consumers that were (or should) have been on … Read the rest of this entry »

New Books: Canadian Defamation Law and Practice

Carswell has recently published a new book on Canadian defamation law, entitled Canadian Defamation Law and Practice (authors: R. Pepper, R. Stephenson, D. Morritt, J. Ross). From Carswell: “This book is designed to provide an overview of the Canadian law of defamation and a practice … Read the rest of this entry »

Canada’s New Anti-spam Legislation: An Overview – Part 1

CANADIAN CASL (ANTI-SPAM LAW) PRECEDENTS Do you need a precedent or checklist to comply with CASL (Canadian anti-spam law)? We offer Canadian anti-spam law (CASL) precedents and checklists to help electronic marketers comply with CASL.  These include checklists and precedents for express consent requests (including … Read the rest of this entry »

Telemarketing Update: “Montreal Telemarketers in Fraud Case Still Making Calls”

The CBC reported last week that a Montreal-based telemarketing company, which has been accused of defrauding thousands of small businesses in relation to an alleged invoice scheme for never ordered office supplies, is still making calls (see: Montreal Telemarketers in Fraud Case Still Making Calls). … Read the rest of this entry »