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 was employed by the respondent bank as the Head of Financial Audit. There were a number of protected disclosures made in this case largely relating to a new product being offered. She stated that the template documents used in these transactions would not be suitable. She sent this to the Head of Legal following which the Head of Legal confronted the claimant in her office. The claimant questioned the Head of Legal’s legal knowledge and awareness in the field.
The confrontation led to a complaint being made to the Head of Human Resources with the Head of Legal outlining that she felt undermined, and her professional integrity had been brought into question. The Head of Human Resources
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