Jason Elliott was called to the Bar of Northern Ireland in 2013 and is the Associate Head of School of Law at Ulster University. As a practising barrister, he has developed a largely civil practice representing individuals, companies and public bodies in litigation. This covers a wide range of areas including personal injuries, wills and employment law. In terms of employment law, he has represented both applicants and respondents in the Industrial Tribunal. At Ulster University, Jason lectures extensively on the civil areas of practise such as Equity and Trusts and delivers employment law lectures for both undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Claim dismissed for being out of time. The claimant did have a serious health condition but at the time of the primary time limit the symptoms were not such to show she was debilitated and could not present the claim.
The claimant was employed by the respondent as a Night Duty Care Assistant from 2nd February 2023 until 29th February 2024. The claimant was dismissed. The circumstances leading to the dismissal were contested between the parties but were not examined at this preliminary hearing relating to time limits.
As the claimant was dismissed on 29th February 2024 the time limit to lodge any claim would expire on 28th May 2024. Alongside this, the respondent had reported the
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