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.
Background:
The claimant was dismissed on the ground of redundancy in 2019. She brought various claims arguing that her redundancy was brought about because she had complained and raised a grievance about offensive comments made by male colleagues.
The claim was successful. The issue arising was that one of the Tribunal members posted a link to a new report of the case on LinkedIn. One of the comments stated their delight with the outcome and that the member had played a vital role in the outcome. The member responded stating that they enjoy sitting in the Tribunal and hearing cases is an honour. The member also engaged with other comments stating that the respondent’s defence
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