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.
Adjustments not required for a claimant in conducting their appeal when it was only a one-day hearing rather than a multi-day hearing with witnesses and live evidence.
The claimant brought various claims against the respondent University. Some of them were struck out by the Employment Tribunal and the claimant appealed to the EAT. The claimant applied for reasonable adjustments at the EAT citing his disabilities including sleep apnoea, PTSD, chronic pain and ishaemic heart disease. He sought more preparation time, changes to the format, further breaks, support from family as well as assistive technology. This was refused by the EAT and the claimant appealed to the Court of Appeal.
The Court of Appeal acknowledged that there was
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