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In its edition for the week of April 20, 2015, Law Times quoted Ben Hanuka about the role of solicitors and sole practitioners as benchers of the Law Society of Upper Canada.
In the article, Ben is quoted about the importance and challenges that solicitors and sole practitioners face when seeking election as benchers.
The Law Society of Upper Canada is the regulatory body of the legal profession in Ontario under the mandate of the Law Society Act. Every four years, Ontario’s over 40,000 lawyers elect forty directors (called ‘benchers’) to govern the Law Society and the legal profession.
Read the full text of the article here: Does Convocation need more solicitors?
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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)
