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Mary Margaret MacKinnon K.C.
Retired

Biography

Mary Margaret practised law at Guild Yule for almost 40 years and in 2022 received her designation as King’s Counsel (K.C.). In recent years she devoted herself largely to mediation

In 2024 Mary Margaret retired from practicing law and from Guild Yule. She is very much enjoying conducting her own mediation practice – mmmmediations and can be reached by emailing mm@mmmmediations.com.

Recent decisions | Representative Work
  • Counsel for the Plaintiffs in a complex multi-party lawsuit involving the collapse of a large financial institution.
  • Counsel for a number of religious institutions in a large number of sexual abuse claims including extensive experience in residential school claims.
  • Counsel for various municipalities in person injury and property damage claims. Defence of a number of aviation insurers in British Columbia involving product liability and personal injury claims.
  • Provides advice on employment matters to a number of corporate clients.
  • Appears frequently in the Court of Appeal for this firm and on referral from other firms.
Education | Professional Affiliations

Education

  • 1984 — 1985 Gonville & Caius College University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England LL.M.
  • 1981 — 1984 University of Victoria Faculty of Law LL.B.
  • 1980 — 1981 Universite de Perpignan, Perpignan, France Diplome des Etudes Francaises
  • 1978 — 1980 University of British Columbia Faculty of Arts B.A.
  • 2017 Northwestern University, Mediation Skills Training (40 hours)
  • 2016 Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University – Mediating the Litigated Case (40 hours)
  • University of Chicago advanced institute certificate in mediation
  • Harvard University advanced course on mediation

Professional Affiliations

  • Member, Law Society of British Columbia, Yukon, Northwest Territories and appears in Nunavut
  • Member, Canadian Bar Association – Past President, Insurance Law Section Past Executive Committee Vancouver Bar Association
  • Past Member – Advisory Committee to the Judicial Council – B.C. Bar Association
  • Lecturer – CLE, PLTC, Canadian Institute
  • Mediator, British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre
  • Mediator, MediateBC