Cases
Representative Work: Public Law
Appellate Work - represented public interest groups
institutions on precedent setting decisions: Counsel before the Supreme Court of Canada for the Canadian Civil Liberties Association on the availability of habeas corpus to immigration detainees to challenge their detention (decision on reserve).
Counsel before the Supreme Court of Canada for the HIV AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario
the Income Security Advocacy Centre in S.A. v Metro Vancouver, a case that addressed the use
merits of Henson trusts for persons with disabilities (decision on reserve).
Counsel for Humber River Regional Hospital on the constitutionality of the common law definition of death Ouanounou v Humber River Hospital et al .
Counsel before the Supreme Court of Canada for the Canadian Chamber of Commerce
the Canadian Federation of Business at the Supreme Court of Canada in R v Comeau, a decision that dealt with interprovincial trade of beer.
Counsel before the Supreme Court of Canada for the Canadian Civil Liberties Association in Amaratunga v. Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization on the jurisdictional immunity of international organizations.
Counsel before the Supreme Court of Canada for the Muslim Canadian Congress in R v. N.S. on the right of a woman to wear a niqab while testing at trial.
Counsel for Ontario Shores on the constitutionality of certain criminal code provisions Kobzar (Re).
Defended successfully a municipal councillor against conflict of interest allegations - Lorello v Meffe .
Estates Litigation: - represented clients involved in contentious estates disputes: Recognizing the emotional complexity of estates matters, Ewa focuses on finding solutions to resolve estate disputes while at the same time holding those in positions of trust to account.
Ewa has expertise in the following types of estate disputes: Responding to a Will challenge - Counsel for estate trustee before the Court of Appeal for Ontario in Neuberger v. York on the novel issue of whether estoppel applies in Will challenges.
Pursuing advisors, attorneys for property
trustees who are alleged to have defrauded beneficiaries.
Obtaining advances on equalizations of net family property - Skrobacky v. Frymer .
Shareholder disputes in private
closely held corporations - Trezzi v Trezzi .
Dissolution of a real estate partnerships - Nasjjec v Nuyork.
Contested passings of account - Vano (Re).
Energy Sector Litigation: Ewa provides both strategic advice to energy sector clients
litigation advice, including on complex matters before the Ontario Energy Board.
Many of the disputes on which Ewa has acted have been resolved through confidential arbitration
are therefore not publishable.
