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.
Claimant’s appeal was dismissed when it was found that the investigation undertaken by the respondent was reasonable and led to a genuine belief that the claimant had committed gross misconduct. The Tribunal examined the main issues in dispute but did not have to get bogged down in every evidential dispute between the parties.
Tribunal not required to examine every evidential dispute between the parties – the focus should be on the principal issues in dispute.
The claimant had been the headteacher of the respondent school from September 2010. An anonymous written concern was received in December 2018 from fourteen members of staff under the whistleblowing procedure. This related to concerns about the claimant’s conduct such as attending
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