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 was employed as a Senior Policy Adviser for the respondent association. He began his employment in June 2014 and he was dismissed on the grounds of gross misconduct in May 2019. His role included issues involving professional regulation and whistleblowing.
The issue arising was that the claimant raised seven grievances in total. The focus of the grievances was on his exclusion from particular meetings. He discussed the grievances with his line manager and then refused to move the grievance onto the formal stage of the process. The line manager was actually not capable of resolving the issues outline, and when the claimant was given deadlines in relation to following the formal process,
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