Law Works PD Launches Franchise Arbitration Law Course for Lawyers
March 14, 2024 Law Works Professional Development is please to announce the launch of our new 1-day course, Franchise Arbitration Procedure which is designed to provide solicitors...
Firm Announcements
We regularly post announcements from our company, often relating to changes in our team, our franchise law and business dispute services and the industries we serve.
Annoucements
Law Works PD Launches Intensive Franchise Rescission Law Course for Lawyers
March 13, 2024 Law Works Professional Development is please to announce the launch of The Intensive Course on Franchise Rescission Law and Practice. This 3-month course is...
Law Works PC Launches Law Works Professional Development
March 3, 2024 We are excited to announce the launch of Law Works Professional Development to expand our professional development programs for lawyers. Since 2021, we have...
Law Works Expanding to Calgary
March 1, 2024 We are thrilled to announce the expansion of our practice into Alberta with our new Calgary satellite office and membership with the Law Society...
Ben Hanuka Recognized in the 2024 Best Lawyers™ in Canada in Franchise Law
We are pleased to announce that our firm’s principal, Ben Hanuka, has been peer-selected for inclusion in the 18th edition of The Best Lawyers™ in Canada directory in...
Ben Hanuka Recognized in Lexpert Special Edition: Litigation 2023
We are pleased to announce that our firm’s principal, Ben Hanuka, has been selected for inclusion in the Lexpert® Special Edition: Litigation 2023 to be published in...
Takeaways from Recent Appellate Real Estate Court Decisions
We are pleased to announce the June 28, 2023, issue of our Real Estate Disputes Newsletter. There has been a meaningful increase in decisions from the Ontario...
Ontario Court Orders Tokyo Smoke to Produce Franchise Documents in Rescission Claim
We are pleased to announce the June 27, 2023, issue of our Franchise Law Newsletter. Our feature article is about a recent discovery-related court decision in a...
Insiders’ Guide for Franchisees: Franchise Agreements
We are pleased to announce the June issue of our Insider’s Guide for Franchisees Series. Our feature article, “What are Franchise Agreements and What’s Inside Them?”, addressed...
Ben Hanuka
JD, LLM, CS (Civ Lit), FCIArb, of the Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia Bars
Learn more about Ben Hanuka - Your Program Director and Lead Instructor
Ben Hanuka
JD, LLM, CS (Civ Lit), FCIArb, of the Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia Bars
Highlights:
- JD, LLM (Osgoode '96, '15), C.S. in Civ Lit (LSO), Fellow of CIArb
- Member of the Bars of Ontario ('98), Alberta (‘24), and British Columbia ('17)
- Principal of Law Works PC (Ontario), Ben Hanuka PC (Alberta), and Law Works 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
- Authored articles and presented at continuing professional development programs about Commercial Arbitration. Click here to see more details about Ben Hanuka's articles and CPD activities relating to Commercial Arbitration.
- 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)
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