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 applied for the job of Security Controller which was advertised by the respondent. The role have involved CCTV work as well as responding to ‘crisis’ situations. At the time of making his application the Claimant was 58. The claimant’s background was having had five years in a security role examining CCTV. He was noted to have strong IT skills, degrees, multiple languages and good analytical skills.
Including the claimant there were five applicants. There was an English man in his early 30s, a Pakistani man in his mid-40s, a Romanian woman in her early 20s and a South African man in his late 30s. The claimant was the oldest and after attending an assessment day
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