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 claim based upon disability discrimination due to a lack of reasonable adjustments being made in her job within the Postal Service, as well as harassment. The issue in this preliminary hearing was whether the claimant’s condition met the definition given to a disability.
Section 6 of the Equality Act 2010 (the equivalent is Section 1 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 in Northern Ireland) requires the physical or mental impairment to have a ‘substantial’ and ‘long-term adverse effect’ on the individual carrying out day-to-day activities. The claimant had suffered back pain that was first noted in October 2017 but that it had been assisted with preventative measures as well as physiotherapy. The respondent
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