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Principal of Law Works PC (Ontario), Ben Hanuka PC (Alberta) and Law Works LC (British Columbia) Ben Hanuka

  • Member of the Ontario, Alberta 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, 2015
  • 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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Hotel Franchise Article in Hotel Business Review, Dec/15

In December 2015, the leading US-based hotel management publication, Hotel Business Review, published an article written by Ben Hanuka, titled: “Conflicts Between Franchise Agreements and Operating Manuals:...

Ben Hanuka Principal of Law Works PC (Ontario), Ben Hanuka PC (Alberta) and Law Works LC (British Columbia)

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Conflicts Between Franchise Agreements and Operating Manuals: A Canadian Perspective

The vast majority of franchise systems, including hotel systems, depend on operating standards, procedures and policies. These requirements are typically contained in a franchise operating manual that...

Ben Hanuka Principal of Law Works PC (Ontario), Ben Hanuka PC (Alberta) and Law Works LC (British Columbia)

Arbitration Article in Lawyers Weekly: Backing Out, Oct/15

We are pleased to announce that The Lawyers Weekly published an article by Ben Hanuka in its October 30, 2015, issue, titled, “Backing Out Is Hard To...

Ben Hanuka Principal of Law Works PC (Ontario), Ben Hanuka PC (Alberta) and Law Works LC (British Columbia)

Article in Lawyers Weekly about Commercial Arbitration, Sept/15

We are pleased to announce that The Lawyers Weekly published an article by Ben Hanuka, in its September 18, 2015, issue, titled, “Different standards for labour, commercial...

Ben Hanuka Principal of Law Works PC (Ontario), Ben Hanuka PC (Alberta) and Law Works LC (British Columbia)

Franchise Arbitration Paper Published in Prestigious Journal, Spring/Summer 2015

We are pleased to announce that the Canadian Arbitration and Mediation Journal, published by the ADR Institute of Canada, released a paper authored by Ben Hanuka in...

Ben Hanuka Principal of Law Works PC (Ontario), Ben Hanuka PC (Alberta) and Law Works LC (British Columbia)

Franchise Arbitrations Article in Lawyers Weekly, June/15

In its June 19, 2015 issue, The Lawyers Weekly featured an article by Ben Hanuka about franchise arbitrations. The article appears at the front of the paper’s...

Ben Hanuka Principal of Law Works PC (Ontario), Ben Hanuka PC (Alberta) and Law Works LC (British Columbia)