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 a disability discrimination case against the respondents and this was a preliminary hearing as to whether the claimant was a disabled person within the parameters of the legislation.
The claimant moved to live and work in the UK from Hungary in 2011. She does not speak English and relies upon her husband and/or son for translation and assistance with language. The claimant has a history of diagnosed moderate depression and anxiety, but she does not consider that it has a disabling effect. In 2014 the claimant had an incident at work where she was unable or disallowed from visiting the toilet when she had an urgent need. This occurred twice and she
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