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James LeNoury wins HR Reporter 2016 Employment Lawyer of the Year

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In recognition of the landmark Supreme Court of Canada decision Joseph Wilson v AECL, HR Reporter and Thomson Reuters have awarded James LeNoury the Employment Lawyer of the Year Award.

The 6-3 decision, in which the Court clarified and established that non-unionized workers in federally regulated industries enjoy the same rights as unionized workers regarding unjust dismissal, was the culmination of a file James first received in 2012.

The outcome of this case effects 500,000 employees in Canada, and their employers, so it was a daunting challenge to work on something with such far and long reaching implications.

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