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Tribunal Watch has indexed 27,877 UK employment tribunal cases involving breach of contract claims, published on gov.uk since 2017. Where compensation was recorded, the median award was £4,044 (the largest £3,449,329) across 10,449 cases. Tribunals upheld 69% of the 12,054 decided breach of contract claims. These cases name 23,406 distinct employers as respondents.
| Outcome | Claims | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Upheld | 8,375 | 55% |
| Dismissed | 3,679 | 24% |
| Withdrawn | 1,632 | 11% |
| Struck out | 1,103 | 7% |
| Other | 428 | 3% |
| Settled | 128 | 1% |
| Year | Cases | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 321 | |
| 2018 | 636 | |
| 2019 | 3,862 | |
| 2020 | 5,472 | |
| 2021 | 3,723 | |
| 2022 | 3,561 | |
| 2023 | 3,377 | |
| 2024 | 2,991 | |
| 2025 | 2,656 | |
| 2026 | 1,278 |
| Case ref. | Decided | Claimant | Primary respondent | Total award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1404855/2018 | 5 June 2019 | In person For the | University of Southampton | £3,449,329 |
| 2202063/2014 | 8 November 2019 | Mr M Epstein For | Government of the State of Qatar | £388,920 |
| 1803164/2021 | 14 September 2022 | Ms E Tahir | National Grid UK Limited Heard: 2- 4 May 2023 Deliberations 26 May 2023 | £357,004 |
| 3304188/2022 | 28 July 2023 | Cyril Gregory | Petro Trace Limited | £340,213 |
| 2204168/2021 | 23 June 2022 | Elle Kim | Finablr Ltd | £279,566 |
| 1801339/2017 | 9 May 2018 | Miss S J Austin | Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | £269,114 |
| 3320831/2021 | 30 November 2022 | Mr Joh Murphy | Remus Corporation UK Limited (in compulsory liquidation) | £234,410 |
| 3305627/2024 | 6 August 2025 | Mr Richard Cooke | Seven Resourcing Limited | £229,119 |
| Case ref. | Decided | Claimant | Primary respondent | Jurisdiction | Total award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3308211/2023 | 28 May 2024 | Simon Virgo First | Lets Deel Ltd Second Respondent: Loomis Sayles Capital Re Third Respondent: Natixis Investment Managers International SA Fourth Respondent: Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. | England & Wales | — |
| 1401550/2022 | 28 May 2024 | Mr M Ilsley | Swisco Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1800871/2024 | 28 May 2024 | Mr D Quigley | Sharrocks and Sons Developments Ltd | England & Wales | £3,600 |
| 1800030/2024 | 28 May 2024 | Daniel Lester | E&S Environmental Services Limited Heard: via CVP | England & Wales | — |
| 4107094/2023 | 28 May 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4107094/2023 Held at Aberdeen on April and May 2024 Employment Judge J M Hendry Members C Rochford D Massie Miss Danielle Grant | Kinghorn Bodyshop Limited | Scotland | — |
| 1304779/2023 | 26 May 2024 | — | Busy Bears Nursery Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3306047/2023 | 24 May 2024 |
Cases on this page are identified by first-pass extraction against the locked §4.4 claim-type taxonomy — a judgment enters the breach of contract caseload if breach of contractis tagged in its classification output. A single judgment frequently combines multiple claim types, so the same case may appear on more than one claim-type page. Per-claim outcomes come from the second-pass (LLM-assisted) extraction and are recorded for each claim a judgment decides; the success rate counts only claims a tribunal decided on the merits (upheld or dismissed). Award figures are taken from the remedy section of each judgment where present; cases without a quantified award — because the tribunal only determined liability, or because the remedy hearing is pending — are excluded from the compensation figures. Regional splits follow the tribunal's jurisdiction as recorded on gov.uk. Nothing on this page is legal advice or a prediction of any outcome; for any specific matter the gov.uk judgment PDF linked from each case page is the authoritative source.
| HS Realisations Limited (Formerly Hewden Stuart Ltd) |
| 27 |
| 15 | No appearance or | 27 |
| 16 | Sonetik UK Ltd (In voluntary liquidation) | 26 |
| 17 | Buckley Lamb Ltd | 25 |
| 18 | DHL Services Limited | 25 |
| 19 | Lidl Great Britain Limited | 25 |
| 20 | Duncan Adams Limited - in Administration | 23 |
| Mr M CONWAY |
| Express Transport UK Ltd |
| England & Wales |
| £2,654 |
| 4107373/2023 | 24 May 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4107373/20235 Held at Aberdeen on May 2024 Employment Judge N M Hosie Mr E Gascon Morales | Represented by, Mr N Harrower Whisk Away Ltd | Scotland | £188 |
| 3301920/2023 | 24 May 2024 | Mr Steven Abrahams | Loading Bay Specialists Ltd | England & Wales | £1,250 |
| 3307472/2023 | 24 May 2024 | Mr J Davies | The Machining Centre Limited | England & Wales | £33,332 |
| 3301660/2023 | 24 May 2024 | Miss E Burns | K-2 JBL Development Co.Ltd | England & Wales | £2,156 |
| 3205718/2022 | 24 May 2024 | Louis Tancrel | T-Bot Care Dynamics Limited | England & Wales | £5,321 |
| 3313721/2022 | 24 May 2024 | Lisa Berlyn-Pancoust | Far Cotton Working Mens Club | England & Wales | £9,304 |
| 2207350/2021 | 24 May 2024 | Dillan Egan First | Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust Second Respondent: Globe Locums Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 6001255/2023 | 24 May 2024 | Mr P Bell | The Secretary of State for Justice | England & Wales | — |
| 3308901/2023 | 24 May 2024 | Mr R Collendavelloo | Lidl Great Britain Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1808707/2023 | 24 May 2024 | In person For the | Chase Recruitment Group Ltd T/a Change Hospitality | England & Wales | £1,809 |
| 3200700/2024 | 24 May 2024 | Mr D Carabott | London Borough of Tower Hamlets | England & Wales | — |
| 3315223/2022 | 23 May 2024 | Mrs Norris Miss Tuttle Mrs Fryer Mrs Hurdle Mrs Bentick-Hill Mr Draper | The estate of Jonathan Draper (trading as Draper & Co and W M Draper) | England & Wales | £39,057 |
| 1400565/2024 | 23 May 2024 | Mr A Serb | Freight Solutions consulting limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2304109/2023 | 23 May 2024 | Mrs H. Fryer | 1) Gregory David Long 2) Adverweb 57 Ltd (in voluntary liquidation) Heard: London South Employment Tribunal (by Video) | England & Wales | — |
| 1305544/2023 | 23 May 2024 | Mr N Lovell | 21st Century Leisure Services Ltd (in voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 3307449/2023 | 23 May 2024 | Mrs Lalite Mrs White Miss Holmes Miss Culmer First | Pebble Hand and Foot Sanctuary Ltd (in voluntary liquidation) Second Respondent: The Secretary of State for Business and Trade Third Respondent: G&T Hitchin Limited | England & Wales | £21,142 |
| 8000125/2024 | 22 May 2024 | Ms Jessica O’Toole | Arisaig Hotel Ltd | Scotland | £1,940 |
| 1405477/2023 | 22 May 2024 | Miss S Riley | Michele Tempest | England & Wales | £486 |
| 3322733/2021 | 22 May 2024 | Ms L Kifle | IKEA Ltd | England & Wales | £35,000 |
| 3202465/2023 | 22 May 2024 | Mr Butler | ELG Metals UK | England & Wales | — |
| 3311139/2023 | 22 May 2024 | Mr L Ogilvi, Consultant For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2601999/2023 | 22 May 2024 | Mrs D Riggott | Sohal International Limited | England & Wales | £22,709 |
| 3201219/2023 | 22 May 2024 | Mr S Shiju | B&M Retail Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3201156/2023 | 22 May 2024 | Isabela Lourenco | Crystal Clear Hygiene Ltd | England & Wales | £400 |
| 1602952/2023 | 22 May 2024 | Ms M Decloedt | P & R Management Ltd | England & Wales | £22,752 |
| 3308890/2023 | 22 May 2024 | Mr A Mahmood | The Chapar Online Styling Limited | England & Wales | £923 |
| 2602011/2023 | 22 May 2024 | Mrs K Clancy | Sohal International Limited | England & Wales | £14,061 |
| 8000327/2024 | 22 May 2024 | 16 A (Scot) Rule judgment template (simple) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 8000327/2024 Mr K Beaton | NAStech Timber Solutions Ltd | Scotland | £7,741 |
| 2301297/2023 | 22 May 2024 | (1) Mr G Onos (2) Mr P Garabagiu | Mr D M Ferris | England & Wales | — |
| 2300083/2022 | 22 May 2024 | Ms. S Rootes | Edward Harte Solicitors | England & Wales | — |
| 2404604/2023 | 21 May 2024 | Mr G Hitchen Miss C Cranshaw Mr K Lowe | Secretary of State for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy | England & Wales | £13,261 |
| 1601095/2023 | 21 May 2024 | Mr K Phillips | Sania pH Ltd (In Administration) | England & Wales | — |
| 1302420/2023 | 21 May 2024 | Mr K Taak | DPD Group UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2411505/2023 | 21 May 2024 | Mr J Bradley | Michael Hall t/a Rantak Machinery Sales | England & Wales | £18,105 |
| 2409413/2022 | 21 May 2024 | Ms D Jones | Kate Hetherington T/A SP Catering | England & Wales | £27,970 |
| 4100003/2024 | 21 May 2024 | Mr B Hewitson | DHL Services Limited | Scotland | £677 |
| 3200088/2024 | 21 May 2024 | Mr L James | Classic Trade Limited | England & Wales | £604 |
| 3311006/2023 | 21 May 2024 | Mrs James, Mother For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2409587/2023 | 21 May 2024 | Mr A Stephens | Jungle Pubs Oakwood Ltd | England & Wales | £5,894 |
| 3202402/2023 | 21 May 2024 | Mrs Miles | The British Heart Foundation | England & Wales | — |
| 2401254/2024 | 21 May 2024 | Mr T Winter | BCN Group Limited Heard | England & Wales | — |
| 8000130/2024 | 20 May 2024 | L Cullen | MDH Recruitment Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2301299/2024 | 20 May 2024 | Ms Tess Davey | Too Creme de Coffee Ltd | England & Wales | £2,186 |