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We are pleased to announce that this year again both our firm, Law Works PC, and our principal lawyer, Ben Hanuka, were selected to be listed in the Canadian Lexpert Legal Directory for 2016-2017, as a leading law firm and practitioner in the area of Franchise Law.
Listings are based on peer-rankings through annual surveys of experienced lawyers in the relevant practice area across Canada.
The rankings in the Canadian Lexpert Legal Directory by our peers and colleagues in Toronto, Ontario and across Canada reflect our commitment to the ongoing development of franchise law jurisprudence in the courts and through arbitration.
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Ben Hanuka
JD, LLM, CS (Civ Lit), FCIArb, of the Ontario and BC Bars
Highlights:
- JD, LLM (Osgoode '96, '15), C.S. in Civ Lit (LSO), Fellow of CIArb, member of the Bars of Ontario ('98) and BC ('17)
- Principal of Law Works PC (Ontario)/LC (British Columbia)
- Acted as counsel in many leading franchise court decisions in Ontario over the past twenty-five years, including appellate decisions.
- Provided expert opinions in and outside Ontario
- Presented at and chaired numerous franchise and civil litigation CPD programs for over 20 years
- Chair of OBA Professional Development (2005-2006) - overseeing all PD programs
- Chair of Civil Litigation Section, OBA (2004-2005)
Notable Cases:
Mendoza v. Active Tire & Auto Inc., 2017 ONCA 471
1159607 Ontario v. Country Style Food Services, 2012 ONSC 881 (SCJ)
1518628 Ontario Inc. v. Tutor Time Learning Centres LLC (2006), 150 A.C.W.S. (3d) 93 (SCJ, Commercial List)
Bekah v. Three for One Pizza (2003), 67 O.R. (3d) 305, [2003] O.J. No. 4002 (SCJ)
