Education
1984, LL.B., University of British Columbia
1981, B.A., University of British Columbia
Bar Admission
1985, British Columbia
Profile
Scott MacDonald is a partner at Richards Buell Sutton LLP and is the head of our Litigation Department and our Employment Practice Group. His preferred areas of practice include real estate (with an emphasis on commercial leasing disputes), insurance, employment, commercial litigation and dispute resolution.
Scott is a frequent lecturer on a broad array of legal subjects including commercial lease disputes, property and casualty insurance matters, employment matters and civil litigation topics. He is also a contributor to, and lecturer for, the Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia and has planned, coordinated and conducted a number of seminars for it over the years.
Scott's speaking experience includes seminars and presentations to industry organizations such as the B.C. Shopping Centre Association, the International Council of Shopping Centres, the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver and the Insurance Bureau of Canada.
Areas of Practice
Litigation and Dispute Resolution in Commercial Leasing (Landlord - Tenant), Commercial, Insurance, Real Estate and Employment Law
Articles, Speeches and Seminars
• Author and Lecturer, Papering the Settlement of a Cost Recovery Action Under the BC Environmental Management Act, Pacific Business & Law Institute, 2010• Co-author and Lecturer, Tools and Strategies in the Negotiation of Employment Contracts, CLEBC, 2010
• Author, "Duties Owed by Departing Employees", RBS Employment Law Newsletter, March 2010
• Author, Chinese Drywall: The Next Wave of Claims?, BC Broker, Vol. 49, No. 5, Insurance Brokers Association of British Columbia, October 2009
• Planning Committee and Lecturer, Structuring and Managing Lease Relationships in a Recession: Negotiated Solutions for Existing Tenants, CLEBC, 2009
• Lecturer, Employment Law Conference, Update on Employer's Duty to Accommodate an Employee's Disability, CLEBC, 2009
• Course Co-ordinator and Lecturer, Commercial Leasing - Essential Issues: Insurance Covenants, CLEBC, 2008
• Course Co-ordinator and Lecturer, Commercial Leasing Disputes, CLEBC, 2007
• Overview of a Commercial Landlord's Default Remedies, B.C. Shopping Centre Association
• Course Co-ordinator and Lecturer, Commercial Leasing II, Continuing Legal Education
• Pitfalls of Distraint: a Commercial Landlord's Rights and Obligations, International Council of Shopping Centres
• Rent Distress; Actions for Possession and Relief from Forfeiture; Rights of Re-Entry, Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver
• Course Co-ordinator and Lecturer, Commercial Leasing Disputes, Continuing Legal Education
• Lecturer, Civil Litigation for Legal Assistants, Continuing Legal Education
• Guest Instructor, Civil Advocacy, Professional Legal Training Course
• Risk Management of Fire Loss Claims Resulting From an Earthquake: Legal Problems in British Columbia, Insurance Bureau of Canada Symposium
• UBC Moot Court Judge
• Lecturer on various topics involving commercial landlord-tenant matters (remedies against defaulting tenants, rent distress, the validity and enforceability of lease agreements, etc.), insurance matters (property and casualty insurance, earthquake insurance), employment matters and civil litigation.
Professional/Business Affiliations
Member, Law Society of British Columbia
Member, Canadian Bar Association (C.B.A.)
Member, Vancouver Bar Association
Member, Civil Litigation Subsection, BC Branch, C.B.A.
Member, Employment Law Subsection, BC Branch, C.B.A.
Member, Insurance Law Subsection, BC Branch, C.B.A.
Member, Real Property Law Subsection, BC Branch, C.B.A.