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 in this case was a serving police officer who held a number of football coaching qualifications. Upon the promotion of PSNI Football Club to the Championship League One, the manager was required to have at least the UEFA B License. The manager at that time, James Kirk, did not have that qualification yet the claimant did. Therefore, it was agreed that Mr Kirk would swap roles with the claimant, who had been a coach at that time. This was essentially only for external purposes and for all intents and purposes Mr Kirk remained as the manager. The claimant outlined that he did not ask for or expect to be paid for the swap in roles.
This swap
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