BY DANIELLE T. GAUER – “You don’t need a peg leg or an eye patch. When you ram ships; hurl glass containers of acid; drag metal-reinforced ropes in the water to damage propellers and rudders; launch smoke bombs and flares with hooks; and point high-powered lasers at other ships, you are, without a doubt, a […]
BY DANIELLE T. GAUER – Oil pollution resulting from maritime disasters continues to spark concern for coastal states as the damage from oil that is discharged into waters is threatening all facets of the marine environment. This is despite the fact that it wasn’t until the 1970s when practice changed from using the world’s oceans to […]
BY DANIELLE T. GAUER – On July 1, 2014, Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (“CASL”) took effect four years after Bill C-28 received royal assent.[1] The purpose and intention of the law is to deter the sending of “spam” mail or unsolicited electronic messages that can harm individuals, businesses, and network providers.[2] The dangers of spam mail are […]
