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.
The claimant was employed by the diplomatic household of the respondent originally in Saudi Arabia (the defendant’s home country) but then moved to the UK in 2016 where she continued to work. The claimant alleges that the continuation of work in this way constituting trafficking on the basis that she was confined to the property (with the exception of taking out the rubbish). The claimant had no days off, no rest breaks, had to typically work from 7am to 11.30pm and was subject to degrading treatment.
The claimant outlined that she was not paid for seven months before receiving a fraction of her contracted pay. She ‘escaped’ in May 2018 and proceeded to bring various
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