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.
This case was an appeal relating to a finding of unfair dismissal at the first-instance Employment Tribunal. The appeal centred upon time limits with the first-instance Tribunal finding that it had been brought within time and it rejected the contention that it had not been reasonably practicable to submit it earlier than when it was.
The claimant’s ET1 stated her employment ended on 29th November 2017. The ET3 of the respondent stated they agreed with the start and end dates of employment stated in the ET1, yet the text of the response stated that the limitation date was 26th April 2018 yet the ET1 was only issued on 27th April 2018 – that being one day out of
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