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 brought various claims of discrimination including on the basis of race, sex and sexual orientation. The issue which was appealed to the Employment Appeals Tribunal was the Employment Tribunal’s decision to dismiss her claim due to the failure to apply with an unless order. In August 2018, the Tribunal ordered under Rule 31 of the 2013 Regulations that certain information be specified and that unless it was the claim would be dismissed. The specific information related to the claims made, requiring all and any facts she offers to prove that she was shown less favourable treatment on the grounds noted above, including all names, dates events including the names of any witnesses.
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