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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

Browse Ben's Articles by Role

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Franchisees’ Attempt to Relitigate Case an Abuse of Process

Author: Anthony Pugh, Student-at-Law, Law Works P.C. Editor: Ben Hanuka In M.Y. Sundae Inc. v. International Dairy Queen, an April 25, 2018 decision of the Supreme Court...

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Mediation Precondition in Arbitration Clause is Key to Limitation Period

Authors: Ben Hanuka and Anthony Pugh, Law Works P.C. In PQ Licensing S.A. v. LPQ Central Canada Inc., an April 5, 2018 decision of Court of Appeal...

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‘Effecting’ the Transfer for a Franchise: What Does it Mean?

Author: Anthony Pugh, Student-at-Law, Law Works P.C. Editor: Ben Hanuka In franchise resales, i.e., transferring a franchised business by a franchisee seller to a prospective franchisee buyer,...

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

The Raibex Decision and the Definition of ‘Material Fact’ (Part II)

This article, written by Ben Hanuka, was originally published by The Lawyer’s Daily February 8, 2018. Click here to view the published article. By Ben Hanuka Are...

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Ontario Court of Appeal Clarifies What Amounts to “No Disclosure” in Franchise Sales (Part I)

By Ben Hanuka  This article, written by Ben Hanuka, was originally published by The Lawyer’s Daily on January 31, 2018. Click here to view the published article. https://www.thelawyersdaily.ca/articles/5796/raibex-decision-ontario-court-of-appeal-clarifies-no-disclosure-  ...

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

Article in The Lawyer’s Daily: Franchise Misrepresentation Section Won’t Stay Dormant for Long, Dec/17

The Lawyer’s Daily published an article by Ben Hanuka on December 6, 2017, titled “Franchise Misrepresentation Section Won’t Stay Dormant for Long”. You may view the text...

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