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 EAT exceptionally granted an extension of time after finding that the claimant’s late appeal was caused by a technical fault outside his control and not by any fault of his own.
Background:
The claimant brought a claim for unfair dismissal. This was dismissed by the Tribunal in December 2020. The deadline to appeal that decision was 16.00 on 9th February 2021. Half an hour before this deadline the claimant submitted a series of emails containing the requisite appeal documentation. One of these included the notice of appeal and the original judgment.
The EAT did not receive the documentation and informed the claimant that he would have to apply for an extension of time. The claimant stated
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