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 deceased was employed by the Belfast Bible college as a part-time receptionist from 2003 until 2016. She died in February 2017 and the proceedings were brought by her husband as personal representative. The claims were vast, comprising direct discrimination for religious and/or political belief and age, indirect discrimination on grounds of sex as well as victimisation.
The Court of Appeal acknowledged the length of the claims brought against the respondents but specifically pointed to an excerpt which stated that the claimant was the only catholic employee at the college throughout her tenure and that the issues only arose when Mr McCormick was appointed as Director of Operations in 2009. The claimant alleged that he was involved in
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