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 is a Roman Catholic and of ‘no set political opinion’. However, the claimant contended that as a result of her forename she would be perceived as a nationalist. The claimant was not an employee for the respondent but rather an agency worker through her employer, Grafton Recruitment. The claimant worked as a receptionist at the Castlereagh Hills Golf Course which was owned by the respondent. The issue arising relates to two allegations against a member of the respondent’s golf course and how those allegations were dealt with by the respondent when they were brought to their attention.
The first incident was from October 2018 where Mr A (a member of the golf club) made remarks about the
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