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.
A case in which an amendment to the claim should have been refused due to the failing to show how it affected the rights under the Unfair Dismissal part of the legislation when there was a claim relating to a detriment from a protected disclosure.
The claimant was the Head of UK Sales from December 2017 until his dismissal in February 2021. The reason was redundancy but his argument was that it was related to his disclosures around breaches of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (known as the Furlough scheme).
He sought to bring a claim for automatic unfair dismissal. He also sought to amend his claim to make the employer vicariously liable for the acts of
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