Principal of Law Works PC (Ontario)/Law Works LC (British Columbia)
Ben Hanuka
Member of the Ontario and British Columbia Bars
JD and LLM (1996 and 2015) degrees from Osgoode Hall
Law School in Toronto
Certified by the Law Society of Ontario as a Specialist in Civil Litigation
Acted as counsel in many leading franchise court decisions
in Ontario over the past twenty-five years
Holds arbitration certification qualifications
Frequent writer and presenter about franchise and commercial disputes
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Consequences of Franchise Terminations and Settlement Options
By: Ben Hanuka, Law Works Editor: Rebecca Colley, Law Works There are several areas that parties to a franchise agreement should pay close attention to when...
Ben Hanuka
Principal of Law Works PC (Ontario)/Law Works LC (British Columbia)
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The Canadian Duty of Good Faith in Hotel Renovations Disputes Post-Pandemic
This article, written by Ben Hanuka, originally appeared in the December 2022, issue of Hotel Business Review. By Ben Hanuka, Law Works PC (Toronto)/Law Works LC (Vancouver)*...
Ben Hanuka
Principal of Law Works PC (Ontario)/Law Works LC (British Columbia)
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Resolving Franchise Disputes: How Mediation and Arbitration Differ
By: Ben Hanuka, Law Works Editor: Rebecca Colley, Law Works In our earlier article about franchise mediation, we provided an overview of the key features and...
Ben Hanuka
Principal of Law Works PC (Ontario)/Law Works LC (British Columbia)
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Commercial Lease Renewal Disputes
By: Ben Hanuka, Law Works Editor: Rebecca Colley, Law Works In our practice, we often represent landlords and tenants in commercial lease renewal disputes. It is...
Ben Hanuka
Principal of Law Works PC (Ontario)/Law Works LC (British Columbia)
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Reducing the risk of rescission claims: key information to give to your franchise lawyer when preparing an FDD
By: Ben Hanuka, Law Works Editor: Rebecca Colley, Law Works In addition to the fundamental disclosure requirements, such as franchisor’s financials and a signed franchisor’s certificate,...
Ben Hanuka
Principal of Law Works PC (Ontario)/Law Works LC (British Columbia)
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Hudson’s Bay not entitled to relief from forfeiture and rent deferral during COVID: Ontario Court of Appeal
By: Ben Hanuka and Anthony Pugh, Law Works In Hudson’s Bay Company ULC v. Oxford Properties Retail Holdings II Inc., an August 15, 2022, decision of the...
Ben Hanuka
Principal of Law Works PC (Ontario)/Law Works LC (British Columbia)
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