David F. MCEWEN

Background

McEwen, David F. was born on March 8, 1944 in Saint Andrews, Jamaica.

Education

University of British Columbia (Bachelor of Arts, 1965. Bachelor of Laws, 1967). Honorary Solicitor of the Company of Master Mariners of Canada, since 1972.

Career

Judge-Advocate Johnston Company Limited. v. The Ship Tindefjell et al, (1973) 2 F.C. 1003; Norsk Pacific Steamship Company Limited. et al. v. Canadian National Railway Company (Jervis Crown), (1992) A.M.C. 1910 (South.C.C.)Worked at McEwen, Schmitt & Company (Vancouver, British Columbia) specializing in Admiralty and Maritime Law, Marine Insurance, Marine Cargo, Shipping. Admitted to the bar, 1968, British Columbia. Honorary Solicitor of the Company of Master Mariners of Canada, 1972—.

Author: "Per Package Limitation—A Diverging Approach in Canadian Courts," Lloyds Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly, 1976.

International Case Comment - BAMCEL II, L.M.C.L.Q., 1984. Chairman and Speaker: Second International Maritime Law Conference, Vancouver, 1981.

Seminar on Federal Court Law and Practice and Procedure, 1984. Speaker, Maritime Law Seminars: Quebec City, 1975.

Seattle, 1978; Portland, 1979, 1985.

Halifax, 1980. Vancouver, 1979, 1986, Chicago, 1990 and Ottawa, 1993. Member: Canadian Bar Association (Member, National Canadian Bar Standing Committee on the Federal Court Rules, 1977-1986.

Chairman, 1986-1991; Chairman, National Maritime Law Section, 1979-1981.

Member, National Statutory Committee on Federal Court Rules, 1991—). Canadian Maritime Law Association. Law Society of British Columbia.

Achievements

• DAVID MCEWEN has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member: Canadian Bar Association (Member, National Canadian Bar Standing Committee on the Federal Court Rules, 1977-1986. Chairman, 1986-1991; Chairman, National Maritime Law Section, 1979-1981. Member, National Statutory Committee on Federal Court Rules, 1991—).

Canadian Maritime Law Association.

Law Society of British Columbia.