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 was fairly dismissed when he did not notify his employer that he had received over £160,000 in error. It was still dishonest despite placing the funds in a separate safeguarding account.
The claimant worked for the respondent from 2005 until his dismissal in September 2025. At the point of his dismissal, he was employed as the Head of Racing Operations for Honda Racing Europe. The events giving rise to the dismissal involved a number of payments, totalling over £160,000 being made incorrectly into the claimant’s bank account by the respondent.
The claimant had two credit cards issued by the company. One of these was a company paid credit card which the respondent settled directly. The claimant still
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