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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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Court Boosts Arbitral Agreements

This article, written by Ben Hanuka, originally appears in the March 31, 2017, issue of The Lawyers Weekly. Click here to view the full article. In Haas...

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

Arbitration Article in The Lawyers Weekly: Court of Appeal Decision, March/17

We are pleased to announce that The Lawyers Weekly published a new article by Ben Hanuka in its March 31, 2017, issue, titled, “Court Boosts Arbitral Agreements”....

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

Arbitration Article In Lawyers Weekly: Summary Judgments, Apr/16

We are pleased to announce that The Lawyers Weekly published a new article by Ben Hanuka in its April 1, 2016, issue, titled, “When to choose arbitration...

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

Arbitration Article in Lawyers Weekly: Reasonableness and the Law, Dec/15

We are pleased to announce that The Lawyers Weekly published a new article by Ben Hanuka in its December 11, 2015, issue, titled, “Reasonableness and the Law”....

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

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)