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.
Defamation claim successful at a summary point when a former employee posted up social media comments which were not truthful in relation to a former employer.
The defendant had been employed by the first named plaintiff. The defendant had brought a claim for constructive unfair dismissal from her employment principally in relation to having to wear a mask and/or lanyard relating to the Coronavirus regulations at that time. The Tribunal dismissed the defendant’s claim. It was also dismissed in relation to reconsideration, a further appeal and in terms of seeking leave to appeal to the Supreme Court.
Following that court action – the defendant had used her social media accounts to publish material relating to the plaintiffs.
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