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We have overhauled our website to better meet our clients’ interests and to allow for better navigation through our key service offerings and resources showcasing our expertise in commercial, real estate and franchise litigation and dispute resolution. We have some great new features that will help our valuable clients and referral sources easily find relevant resources and information. Our new homepage makes it easy to find content specific to the key industries that we serve, with details about the types of legal representation that we provide. If you are interested in a brief phone consultation, you can now book a consultation with us online with our handy “Book a Consultation” button.
We wanted to show our law firm brand’s culture and voice with this website relaunch. It was created with the support of our friends at NVISION, a digital marketing agency that does beautiful web designs.
Listed below are some of the new sections and features on our website.
- Dedicated industry pages – covering niche-specific areas, like restaurants, home improvement, retail, education, real estate, and healthcare
- Updated service offerings pages –
- Franchise Law Services – Franchise Disputes, Arbitration and Mediation, Drafting and Reviewing Franchise Disclosure Documents and Related Documents
- Business Disputes – Commercial Disputes and Litigation, Real Estate Disputes and Litigation
- Resource section – articles outlining recent and important Canadian court decisions that impact franchise, commercial and real estate law
- Webinars – a dedicated page for our upcoming and recorded webinars
- Mobile friendly – a responsive design that looks good on any screen size, including an iPhone, Android, tablet, laptop or desktop computer; the viewing experience is now seamlessly integrated.
- Website hosting is on a secure cloud infrastructure, which provides the latest security patches, more reliability and better performance.
We’re excited about the launch of our new website! If you have any comments or suggestions, please feel free to reach out to us.
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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)
