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.
Claims dismissed due to failure to adhere to time limits when the claimant relied upon solicitor advice and that is not sufficient to discharge the burden that it was not reasonably practicable to submit within the actual time limit.
The claimant was employed between July 2012 and July 2023 when she was dismissed by the respondent. An application for early conciliation was received in September 2023 with the certificate being issued to the claimant in October 2023 and the ET1 form being lodged with the Tribunal on 23rd November 2023. This was more than a month after the three month time limit had passed and the respondent sought to have the claims dismissed for want of jurisdiction.
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