Claim pillar
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| Withdrawn | 1,632 | 11% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1601807/2020 | 7 May 2021 | Ms Joana Tavares | Droneffect Ltd | England & Wales | £890 |
| 1308953/2019 | 6 May 2021 | Mrs S Smith (Claimant’s Spouse) For | Mrs G Carter (Solicitor) | England & Wales | — |
| 4102763/2020 | 6 May 2021 | A | — | Scotland | — |
| 1404689/2020 | 6 May 2021 | Mrs E Lamb | Zoe Seabrook T/a Zms Inns Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3330956/2018 | 6 May 2021 | Mr A Szczuczko | Swift Care UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1402983/2020 | 6 May 2021 | Miss I M Tomacsek | Devoncare Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2405821/2020 | 6 May 2021 | Mr S Mathers | Able Skip Hire Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1401124/2019 | 6 May 2021 | In person (assisted by Mrs O Rouse a Portuguese speaking interpreter) For the | Mrs J Linford (Solicitor) | England & Wales | £1,500 |
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 |
| 3201600/2020 | 6 May 2021 | (1) Mr D. Aukett (2) Ms V. Saunders | Sentimental Care Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3301351/2021 | 6 May 2021 | Mr E Dogan | Heyman AI | England & Wales | £10,250 |
| 2205640/2020 | 6 May 2021 | Mr CI Ohiri | Clipfine Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1400795/2021 | 6 May 2021 | Mr A Brown | Rogers Wholesale Foods | England & Wales | — |
| 3301611/2020 | 6 May 2021 | Miss E Du Cane | Husen Moda Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1403376/2020 | 5 May 2021 | In person For the | Mr C Baxter | England & Wales | — |
| 3325777/2019 | 5 May 2021 | Mrs Sepi Sarabandi | API Engineering (O & G) Limited Mr M Robinson | England & Wales | £18,276 |
| 3312603/2020 | 5 May 2021 | Mr D Eaton | CJ Services | England & Wales | £9,573 |
| 2207706/2020 | 5 May 2021 | Mr C Davis | And Excelredstone Converged Solutions Ltd | England & Wales | £8,867 |
| 1802058/2020 | 5 May 2021 | Mr S Lloyd (Unite) For the | — | England & Wales | £5,690 |
| 1403398/2020 | 5 May 2021 | Mrs Carolyn Davis | Folio Print Finishing limited | England & Wales | £17,382 |
| 4104632/2020 | 5 May 2021 | Mr. Gary Train | — | Scotland | — |
| 3305214/2020 | 5 May 2021 | Mr K Barclay | Cherwell Electrical Supplies Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1402658/2020 | 5 May 2021 | In Person | Khan Morris Accountants Ltd | England & Wales | £15,357 |
| 3220044/2020 | 5 May 2021 | Mr Diego Burzotta | Ristorante Cucina Ltd | England & Wales | £6,000 |
| 1303049/2018 | 4 May 2021 | Dr R J Heal | University of Warwick and others (see annex A) Date: 6 May 2021 | England & Wales | — |
| 2303381/2020 | 4 May 2021 | Mrs Rebecca Winkworth Mrs Shirley Rosan | West Ewell Stores Ltd (in voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | £9,499 |
| 2419883/2020 | 4 May 2021 | (1) Mr A Osborne (2) Mr L Osborne | Milton & Stirling Ltd | England & Wales | £4,334 |
| 2411318/2019 | 4 May 2021 | Miss C Conlon | Cheshire Retail (NW) Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4102768/2020 | 4 May 2021 | E.T. Z (WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4102768/2020 (A) Held on April 20215 Employment Judge N M Hosie Mrs A Duncan | Midbrae Inn Limited | Scotland | £13,962 |
| 3201519/2020 | 4 May 2021 | Miss N Browne-Marke | NR Solicitors Limited | England & Wales | £16,004 |
| 2301871/2020 | 4 May 2021 | Mr B Benson | Boxed Freeze Limited | England & Wales | £15,219 |
| 1310701/2020 | 4 May 2021 | Mr P Hunter-Finn (Claimant’s brother) For the | D W Estates & Leisure Ltd T/a Inn-Credible Pub Co | England & Wales | — |
| 3324963/2019 | 4 May 2021 | Mr J Levy | The Illustrated Chef Pub Company Ltd T/A The Bushel And Strike | England & Wales | — |
| 1602374/2020 | 4 May 2021 | Miss K Davies | Gellifawr LLP | England & Wales | — |
| 2202688/2020 | 4 May 2021 | Mrs HARMONY HAMBLY-SMITH | Mr Simon De Pury | England & Wales | — |
| 2415220/2019 | 4 May 2021 | Ms E Beynon | Countrywide Property Lawyers Ltd T/A Countrywide Conveyancing Services | England & Wales | — |
| 2402641/2020 | 4 May 2021 | Ms E Janovszki | Gerrards of Swinton Limited PRELIMINARY HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 3312175/2020 | 4 May 2021 | Mr C Demetriou | Why Media Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2600182/2021 | 4 May 2021 | Mr C Pennant | Tom Taylor | England & Wales | — |
| 3304685/2020 | 4 May 2021 | Miss S Malik | PSM HR Outsourcing Ltd Heard by Cloud Video | England & Wales | — |
| 3334666/2018 | 4 May 2021 | Mr S Hersant | Adelie Foods Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3305498/2018 | 4 May 2021 | Miss S Souris | Café Jungle Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3327643/2019 | 2 May 2021 | — | M Ranger | England & Wales | — |
| 2303160/2018 | 2 May 2021 | Ms M Dabrowska, Consultant For the | Ms Y Montaz, Senior Litigation Consultant | England & Wales | — |
| 4107418/2020 | 1 May 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4107418/2020 Mr C Gorman | Represented by: Mr A Wallace - Solicitor James Dalgety | Scotland | — |
| 4100496/2021 | 1 May 2021 | Mr K Clark | — | Scotland | — |
| 1601496/2019 | 30 April 2021 | Mrs J Grant | The Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs | England & Wales | — |
| 2301323/2019 | 30 April 2021 | In person with assistance from Ms C Brown (daughter) For the | Ms J Charalambous (litigation consultant) | England & Wales | — |
| 1403941/2020 | 30 April 2021 | Mr J Thomson | AND Infinity Flooring & Building Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1804649/2020 | 30 April 2021 | Messrs Elliott, David, Agley and others (see attached schedule) First | CGTR 2020 Realisations Limited (formerly Custom Group Trading Limited (In Administration) Second Respondent: The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy PRELIMINARY HEARING Heard: By Telephone | England & Wales | — |
| 4100592/2020 | 30 April 2021 | Member Ms Z van Zwanenberg Tribunal Member Mr D Frew Mr P Rzepka | Amazon UK Services Limited | Scotland | £10,589 |