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.
Amendment applications to be adjudicated based upon the relative injustice or hardship caused by allowing or refusing them rather than grouping them into distinct classifications.
The claimants were foster carers. They had cared for a child for 10 months until he was removed from their care. They claimed unlawful deduction from wages and detriment relating to protected disclosures as they had claimed they had disclosed some health and safety concerns.
This legal saga began with the respondent denying that the claimants were workers. In 2017 the Tribunal found that they were employees. This was appealed. During that appeal to the EAT, the claimants sought to amend their ET1 form which was not heard due to
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