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 appealed against a decision that her belief that there was a human or moral right to own the copyright of her creative works, except when the creative work is produced on behalf of the employer, was not a philosophical belief under Section 10(2) of the Equality Act 2010 covering religious discrimination.
The claimant was employed by the respondent fashion company. She had access before particular items were launched and was dismissed after her refusal to sign a confidentiality agreement. This led to respondent to believe that she intended to copy the products. The claimant was worried that the confidentiality agreement would extend to her artistic work as a filmmaker or writer.
The Tribunal and the EAT both
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