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 for discrimination could not continue as it was brought out of time and he did not convince the Tribunal to extend time.
The claimant was employed by the respondent as a security/control room operative from March 1998 until his employment was terminated by reason of ill-health retirement in July 2024. The claimant had been absent from work since February 2022 prior to his termination. In January 2025 the claimant brought claims for sex, disability and religious belief discrimination.
The sex discrimination related to an allegation of sexual harassment which the claimant alleged took place in 2000 and 2015. The disability discrimination related to a failure to be given lighter duty to accommodate his arthritis this was
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