Jason Elliott was called to the Bar of Northern Ireland in 2013 and is the Associate Head of School of Law at Ulster University. Â 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. Â 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.
An assistant head teacher, who was coerced into sending a sexual message to a minor whilst in a controlling relationship, was summarily dismissed for gross misconduct, with her subsequent claims for unfair dismissal, wrongful dismissal and disability discrimination all initially dismissed before she appealed to the EAT.
The claimant was an assistant head teacher. Â She was in a coercive and controlling relationship and as part of that she was persuaded to send a message of a sexual nature to someone who she understood to be under the age of 18. Â It was accepted by the respondent that failing to do so would have put the claimant and her children at risk of serious harm. The claimant
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