Canadian privacy class actions evolve beyond traditional data breaches

Legal Year in Review

In this article – “Canadian privacy class actions evolve beyond traditional data breaches” – we review the current state of privacy class actions in Canada and the shift by plaintiffs’ counsel away from traditional data breach claims. The authors also look at how Canadian courts are also continuing to consider and grapple with potential new privacy torts.

This article is authored by Robert Carson, partner, Litigation and Simon Cameron, associate, Litigation.

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