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 lecturer at the respondent further educational college. There was quite a protracted history of conflict between the claimant and her line manager (Ms Gillespie). This is evidenced by disciplinary procedures being mooted before an agreement as struck in June 2016 which wiped the slate clean. However, a further issue arose after this agreement where the claimant complained to Ms Gillespie’s line manager and the Quality Unit of the College about the content of a course and that the college did not have examining authority for a particular course. Ms Gillespie felt that this was the claimant seeking to continue the previous dispute where there had been the agreement.
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