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In its April 11, 2016, issue, The Toronto Star quoted Ben Hanuka about the risks of court delay to the assessment process of lawyers’ accounts. Click here for the full text of the article.
In the article, titled, “Challenges to high legal bills delayed by short-staffed office”, Ben commented about the consequences of the backlog beyond delayed justice:
…[T]here’s a risk that lawyers who keep experiencing delayed payments because of a clogged assessment system could start demanding money upfront. The less credit a lawyer is prepared to extend to his client for the payment of bills, the more difficult it will be to access lawyers.
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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)
