Ben V. Hanuka
Professional Activities in the National and Provincial Bars
Commentator, “Group Lawsuit Aimed At Quiznos”, Ontario Resaurant News, May 2006
Commentator, “Regulator Could Help Franchise Feuds”, The Toronto Star, March 16, 2006
Commentator, “Quiznos Franchisees Order Up Two Lawsuits”, The Denver Post, Tuesday February 23, 2006
Commentator, “Franchisees Tell Cautionary Tale Of Quiznos' Red-Hot Expansion”, The Tampa Tribune, March 1, 2006
Commentator, “Restaurant Franchise Fee Loss: A Sour Taste”, The Hamilton Spectator, Tuesday January 17, 2006
Commentator, “Class Action would take on Quiznos”, The Toronto Star, December 22, 2005
Commentator, “Franchisees Say They Got Burned Twice”, The Toronto Star, April 18, 2005
Speaker at "Disclosure Issues Under The Wishart Act and Interim Report from the Statutory Amendments Task Force" Dinner Program, Ontario Bar Association, April 2005
Commentator, "Mandatory Mediation Relaxed in Toronto", Law Times, April 19, 2005
Speaker, “Simplified Procedure”, Changes to Case Management: What It Means to Your Practice, Law Society of Upper Canada and Advocates Society, February 2005
Co-Chair and Panelist, “Changes to the Case Management and Mandatory Mediation Program in Toronto”, Dinner Program, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Civil Litigation and Insurance Law Sections, OBA, January 2005
Co-Speaker, "10 Most Important Canadian Franchise Cases", 4th Annual Franchise Law Conference: Franchising 101 - The Beginners' Course, OBA, October 2004
Instructor, Civil Litigation Bar Admission Course, Law Society of Upper Canada, June 2004
Speaker, “Judicial Update”, Annual Franchise Legal Forum, Canadian Franchise Association, April 2004
Participant, Bar Admission Course Review Focus Group re Identification of Skills Competencies for Entry-Level Lawyers, Law Society of Upper Canada, April 2004
Speaker, "Legal Aspects of Purchasing a Business", Niagara’s Franchise & Business Opportunity Show, April 2004
Speaker, “What the Judges are Saying”, Franchising Soup to Nuts, Annual Institute 2004, OBA, Jan 2004
Commentator, "Highlights of 2003's Top Cases", Law Times, Jan 12, 2004
Chair and Speaker, "Piercing the Corporate Veil", OBA, December 2003
Speaker, “Recent Franchise Developments”, Operation Update 2003, OBA, October 2003
Commentator, "3 for 1 Pizza & Wings Ordered to Repay $35,000", The Toronto Star, May 31, 2003
Commentator, "Franchise Fracas", The Toronto Star, May 25, 2003
Co-Chair, "OBA Civil Litigation Annual Institute: The Slander Trial of Hamlet", OBA (Reported in The Law Times, Mar 2003, "The play’s the thing at OBA Institute"), March 2003
Co-Chair with Mr. Justice Ted Matlow, Superior Court of Justice, "Evening with Justices of the Divisional Court", OBA (Reported in The Lawyers Weekly, February 2003), January 2003
Co-Chair with Master Sandler, Superior Court of Justice, “Judging Motions: Advanced Interlocutory Strategies”, OBA, October 2002
Co-Chair, “Witnessing Evolution - Franchise Good Faith Developments in the Courts”, Dinner Program with The Hon. Madam Justice Wilson, OBA, October 2002
Speaker, “Civil Litigation for Law Clerks and Paralegals”, Law Society of Upper Canada, October 2002
Speaker, “Recent Franchise Developments”, Operation Update 2002, OBA, September 2002
Co-Chair with Master Sandler, Superior Court of Justice, “Wine and Cheese Evening with the Toronto Masters”, OBA, May 2002
Civil Litigation Skills Certificate Program, Advocates’ Society (6 days), 2001-2002
Advanced Civil Litigation Skills Certificate Program, Advocates’ Society (2 days), 2001-2002,
Co-Chair, “Privilege Law: For Your Eyes Only…Maybe”, OBA Civil Litigation Section Dinner Program, Nov 2001