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We are pleased to announce that our upcoming 60-minute live webinar “Franchise Independent Legal Advice Certificates – Professional Obligations of Lawyers Representing Franchisees” has been accredited by the Law Society of Ontario and the Law Society of British Columbia for CPD hours.  In Ontario, the program is accredited as follows:
  • This program contains 0 hour and 40 minutes of Substantive Content
  • This program contains 0 hour and 20 minutes of Professionalism Content
In British Columbia, where only substantive content is accredited, this program is accredited for substantive content for its full length of 60 minutes.
The live webinar will be presented by Ben Hanuka on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at 1pm EST/ 10am PST/ 2pm AST.  For more information and to register, visit www.lawworks.ca.

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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)