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 qualified teacher and was registered on the NI Substitute Teachers Register. The claimant began working at the respondent school in October 2015 and in various roles until June 2019. The particular roles were agreed with the principal verbally and only one (out of a whole range of engagements) was put in writing. There were a range of issues alleged by the claimant which centred upon the fact that she was asked to write reports for pupils having only been in the class for a matter of days, having been asked to be the co-ordinator for the World Around Us aspect of the curriculum and the fact that she was unsuccessful in a recruitment exercise
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