William E. MacDonald, Counsel
Email:
wemacdonald@straithlaw.ca
Practice Areas
- Employment Law
- Labour Relations Law
- Administrative Law
- Civil Litigation
- Estates Litigation
- Corporate Law
- Residential Real Estate
Services Provided
- Acting for employers before BC Labour Relations Board, Canada Industrial Relations Board,
boards of arbitration, mediation and in collective bargaining.
- Acting for employers and employees in wrongful dismissal, human rights and employment
standards litigation.
- Negotiating and drafting employment contracts.
- Acting for employers in developing board governance policies, human resources policies and strategies.
- Counsel before administrative tribunals.
- Insurance defence.
- Estates litigation including Wills Variation Act proceedings.
- Labour mediator.
- Residential real estate transactions including purchases, sales and mortgages.
- Assisting with various corporate matters.
Professional Memberships and Activities
- Canadian Bar Association - member and past chair of national and provincial sections and committees.
- Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers.
- Lecturer on Labour Relations and Employment Law to business groups and colleges.
- Past Head of Course, Arbitration Skills Workshop,
BC Business Council.
- Counsel on two Royal Commissions.
Education
- University of BC, Bachelor of Arts (Honors), 1963
- University of BC, Bachelor of Laws (LLB), 1966
Admitted to Practice
