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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| Withdrawn | 1,632 | 11% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2500099/2023 | 21 March 2023 | Mr S Rowbottom | Southern Asset Management Ltd | England & Wales | £6,962 |
| 2405945/2022 | 20 March 2023 | Mr R Lane, Mr J Lane, Mr F Lane | Ormskirk Fabrications Limited | England & Wales | £37,845 |
| 2403459/2022 | 20 March 2023 | Mr I Morris | Crossfield Group Ltd (in Creditors Voluntary Liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 4101136/2022 | 20 March 2023 | E.T. Z (WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4101136/20225 Held at Aberdeen on March 2023 Employment Judge J M Hendry Mr A Burr | Aberdeen Day Project Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 3311612/2022 | 20 March 2023 | Mrs. T Lin | Synology UK Ltd OPEN PRELIMINARY HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 4104925/2022 | 20 March 2023 | Miss M Carrington | Scotsman Group plc | Scotland | — |
| 1600638/2022 | 20 March 2023 | Miss S Henry | Avanti Media Ltd | England & Wales | — |
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 |
| 20 March 2023 |
| Mrs K Wright |
| Paramount Care (Easington) Limited |
| England & Wales |
| — |
| 1403827/2022 | 20 March 2023 | Mr J Knight | Witheys Welding & Steel Fabrication Ltd | England & Wales | £3,611 |
| 2300074/2022 | 20 March 2023 | Mr Sanjay Ganesan | Altran UK Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3310150/2021 | 20 March 2023 | Mrs R Beeharry | Boots Management Services Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1600583/2022 | 20 March 2023 | Mr S Arthur Mr W Pritchard | AC Canoe Products Limited (In Administration) | England & Wales | — |
| 3322891/2021 | 20 March 2023 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | £10,870 |
| 1800396/2023 | 20 March 2023 | Mr L Collinson | Emzee Catering Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2403568/2022 | 20 March 2023 | Mr S Belfield | Crossfield Group Ltd (in Creditors Voluntary Liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 2300741/2023 | 20 March 2023 | Mr C Davison | Primelink Transport Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3200819/2023 | 18 March 2023 | Ms P Perry | Perrywood Garden Centre and Nurseries Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4105556/2023 | 18 March 2023 | Mr Jack William Peters | James Cowie & Co Ltd | Scotland | £109 |
| 3307027/2022 | 17 March 2023 | Mr J Sutton | Sequin Art Ltd Heard via CVP video link | England & Wales | — |
| 1402848/2022 | 17 March 2023 | Ms D Namaczynska (in person) Interpreter for Claimant: Ms A Ladue For the | Mr D Wood (solicitor’s agent) | England & Wales | — |
| 1301516/2022 | 17 March 2023 | Mr Ian Morgan | Exact Mortgage Experts Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3301996/2020 | 17 March 2023 | Mr Hitesh Dhorajiwala, Counsel on 9 September 2021. In person on 17 March 2023. For the | Foster & Son Northampton Ltd | England & Wales | £13,175 |
| 2402039/2022 | 17 March 2023 | Miss L Singh Claimant by respondent’s contract claim: Optimal Claim Limited (t/a Optimal Solicitors) | Optimal Claim Limited (t/a Optimal Solicitors) Respondent to respondent’s contract claim: Miss L Singh | England & Wales | — |
| 3303538/2022 | 17 March 2023 | in person For the | Mr P Collins, senior litigation consultant | England & Wales | — |
| 2406915/2022 | 17 March 2023 | Ms P Nelson | Clothes Aid Services Limited (In Voluntary Liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 2203893/2022 | 17 March 2023 | Mr F Alkatheri | Ginseng Limited London Central | England & Wales | £960 |
| 2302562/2022 | 17 March 2023 | Miss Aiste Kavaliauskaite | Stay Brighton Limited (company registration number 08266648) | England & Wales | — |
| 3205417/2022 | 17 March 2023 | Mylene Sofia de Ceita Santiago do Nascimento | SM Sparkling Services Limited | England & Wales | £7,222 |
| 2201357/2021 | 17 March 2023 | Miss Fella Chemlal | The Dorchester Hotel Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2303832/2022 | 16 March 2023 | Mr John Annett | London Stock Photography Ltd | England & Wales | £1,428 |
| 3315304/2022 | 16 March 2023 | Mr K Abayomi | College of Policing Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3310927/2022 | 16 March 2023 | Mr B De-Honri | LA Metalworks Limited (in Voluntary Liquidation) | England & Wales | £9,563 |
| 1302877/2022 | 16 March 2023 | In Person For | Ms V Clyde | England & Wales | £3,890 |
| 2206564/2022 | 16 March 2023 | — | Mr M Hengst and Others | England & Wales | — |
| 1303018/2023 | 16 March 2023 | In person For the | Not present or represented | England & Wales | £11,871 |
| 4100050/2023 | 16 March 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100050/2023 Mr G Caracciolo | Carbon Zero Business Services Ltd | Scotland | £3,102 |
| 2601626/2022 | 16 March 2023 | Miss Katy Evans | University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (“the third respondent” or “R3”) | England & Wales | — |
| 2306036/2021 | 15 March 2023 | Mr N Dougan | London Borough of Lewisham | England & Wales | — |
| 1300011/2018 | 15 March 2023 | Mrs El Huseini, accompanied by Mr D Melville retired solicitor For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 3311530/2022 | 15 March 2023 | In person For the | JIG Holdings (Norfolk) Ltd (a Dissolved Company) | England & Wales | £1,143 |
| 1600929/2022 | 15 March 2023 | Miss J Witter | A C Canoe Products (Chester) Ltd (In Administration) | England & Wales | — |
| 1802075/2022 | 15 March 2023 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2300722/2022 | 15 March 2023 | Ms B Tomkins | United Services & Services Rendered Club (Tooting and Balham) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3302346/2023 | 15 March 2023 | Miss K Hill | Marshall Eaton Holdings Limited | England & Wales | £5,733 |
| 3205183/2022 | 15 March 2023 | Ms Magdalena Jakobas | Morgarten Restaurants (Chelmsford) Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2212224/2022 | 15 March 2023 | Mr Tommy Smith | Westminster Digital Limited | England & Wales | £1,193 |
| 1401035/2022 | 15 March 2023 | Mr A Thoemmes | Midas Construction Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3314496/2022 | 15 March 2023 | Ms D Agapidis | Florin Bogdan trading as Malt & Hops R1 Genius Lab Ltd R2 | England & Wales | £4,316 |
| 3314849/2021 | 14 March 2023 | Mrs. K MacLennan, lay representative For | Mr P Wiffin T/a Live and Let Live | England & Wales | £17,937 |
| 2500185/2023 | 14 March 2023 | Mr M Phillips | Cook & Turnbull Painting Contractors Ltd | England & Wales | £10,202 |