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 is an independent trade union and it sought recognition for the purposes of collective bargaining in relation to a particular employer. They applied to the Central Arbitration Committee, an organisation run by the respondent Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. Their application was refused on the basis that there was already another independent trade union recognised for collective bargaining purposes. That decision was based upon Schedule A1 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 which stated an application to the Committee was not admissible if the Committee was satisfied there was already a collective agreement in force recognising an independent trade union. The applicant stated that the
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