Sandy MacDonald was sworn in today as the newest Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador Justice.
The ceremony was held in Courtroom No. 1.
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With a law degree from Dalhousie University, MacDonald has spent his legal career practising at law firm Halley, Hickman and Hunt and its successors. For the past 10 years, he was the managing partner in the St. John’s office of Cox and Palmer.
MacDonald’s main interest over the years has been in oil and gas and energy; he has served as counsel on mining and offshore projects as well as the Lower Churchill project in its various forms. He has written extensively about legal issues pertaining to the oil and gas industry.
