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.
This was a preliminary hearing as to whether the claimant had a disability in line with the definition required under the Equality Act 2010 (Disability Discrimination Act 1995 in Northern Ireland). This would have led to amending the claim to add disability discrimination to the existing claim of unfair dismissal. There were two issues; one relating to depression and anxiety and the second relating to sciatica and lumbago.
In terms of the issue involving depression and anxiety, it was agreed that the claimant did suffer from intermittent issues from 2010 but that they had been well managed. These issues were not brought up in meetings with supervisors in 2018. The claimant was off, due to her mental
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