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 applicant was employed by the NHS Trust as a manager but as a result of alleged gross misconduct he was dismissed. The case centred upon a personal relationship the applicant had with a colleague (known as L) that had ended in May 2012. After the relationship ended, L started a relationship with another colleague, D. The applicant had then emailed both L and D raising issues about their relationship Garamukanwa v United Kingdom [2019].
L made a complaint to a manager about the email that was received and the same manager then received an anonymous letter detailing accusations that L and D were acting inappropriately at work. There were also anonymous emails sent to other employees within
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