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.
High Court action was successful for breach of contract when employees were not paid by their employer due to financial difficulties. The action, however, was only successful against the company and not personally against the directors.
The claimant brought a claim against his former employer (the company) as well as against two company directors in that they were liable for procuring the breaches of the company. The issue is that the company ran into financial difficulties. Problems with non-payment began in 2017. At the time, the directors did not take any salary and they tried unsuccessfully to raise the funds. The claimant and others resigned in April 2019.
Following their resignation in 2019 the claimant and others brought
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