Recent privacy-related class actions have shed light on liability for breach of a company’s privacy policy and on the use of statutory remedies versus common law tort claims to address privacy and data breaches.

Join Norton Rose Fulbright lawyers for a discussion of the legal landscape in Canada and the U.S. regarding class proceedings based on privacy breaches.

Key topics include:

• The tort of “intrusion upon seclusion”
• Statutory remedies vs. common law tort
• Certified privacy class actions – what’s the impact going forward?
• Other liability risks arising from privacy breaches
• Quebec privacy class actions
• Class actions under Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL)
• Current developments in US privacy class actions involving collection and disclosure of personal information
• US privacy class actions and illegal contact with consumers