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| Withdrawn | 1,632 | 11% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3200794/2020 | 9 March 2021 | Miss S Rana | PTR Realisations Limited (in administration) | England & Wales | — |
| 2200493/2020 | 9 March 2021 | Mr Neckles (PTSC Union). | Mr Nuttman Solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 2203984/2019 | 9 March 2021 | Ms Anderson of counsel For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1405967/2020 | 9 March 2021 | Ms M Wolfe | Payroll Services Sw Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3202225/2018 | 8 March 2021 | — | Fashion Fair Beauty Products Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2415198/2019 | 8 March 2021 | Mr D Lotfipour | Taylor Thermal Solutions (in Compulsory Liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 1806568/2020 | 8 March 2021 | 1. Mrs NK Mahachi 2. Mr T Mahachi | Cartwright Care | England & Wales | — |
| 4102454/2020 | 8 March 2021 | Member Ms Canning Tribunal Member Mr Martin Mr J Kovalkovs |
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 |
| Scotland |
| — |
| 2203897/2019 | 8 March 2021 | Mr A Hadj-Chikh | Grey Court Ltd | England & Wales | £5,634 |
| 1804263/2020 | 8 March 2021 | 1. Mr A Gibson 2. Mr B Brian 3. Miss L Cowling 4. Miss C Robertson 5. Mr P O’Gara 6. Mr G Hopps 7. Mrs J Blakey 8. Mr C Chew 9. Mrs M Williams 10. Mr M Johnson 11. Mr A Thorpe 12. Mrs S Thorpe | Capital Asset Partners Ltd Heard on 8 March 2021 This has been a remote hearing, by video (V): A hearing in person was not practicable because of the present restrictions due to Covid 19. | England & Wales | £134,895 |
| 1307816/2019 | 8 March 2021 | Mr I Wright (Counsel) For | — | England & Wales | £86,444 |
| 1404069/2020 | 8 March 2021 | In person For the | Mr Alan Philp, consultant | England & Wales | — |
| 3312022/2020 | 8 March 2021 | Ms Shona Endicott | Douglas and Simmons Lettings Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3313393/2020 | 8 March 2021 | Ms Rebecca Guilfoyle | Ravenwood Hall Hotel Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1804789/2020 | 8 March 2021 | Mr S Hussain | Kashmir Crown Bakeries Limited HELD: By CVP | England & Wales | — |
| 4105424/2020 | 8 March 2021 | Mr M Idowu | Onorach Limited | Scotland | — |
| 1602430/2020 | 8 March 2021 | Mr J Phillips | Ventilation, Mechanical and Electrical Distributors Limited | England & Wales | £921 |
| 4104612/2020 | 8 March 2021 | Miss S Craig | Symbiosis Pharmaceutical Services Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2202757/2020 | 7 March 2021 | Mr A Teixeira (First Claimant) and Mr H Da Silva (Second Claimant) | Zaika Restaurant Limited | England & Wales | £989 |
| 3327241/2019 | 6 March 2021 | R. White of Counsel For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 3202508/2019 | 6 March 2021 | Miss S Chadwick | Amazing Grace Interiors | England & Wales | — |
| 3202406/2020 | 6 March 2021 | Mr J Roberts | BSM Packaging Supplies Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2415349/2020 | 5 March 2021 | Miss K Burgess | United Payroll Ltd | England & Wales | £3,923 |
| 2602551/2019 | 5 March 2021 | Ms K Burton | University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (“the third respondent” or “R3”) | England & Wales | — |
| 2602782/2019 | 5 March 2021 | Mr T Eves & Others [SEE SCHEDULE BELOW] | Aspin Group Limited (in Administration) | England & Wales | — |
| 1602610/2020 | 5 March 2021 | Mr. L. Memihr | Mamaris Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3201561/2020 | 5 March 2021 | Mr P Stocker | Phelan Construction Ltd | England & Wales | £651 |
| 1601674/2020 | 5 March 2021 | Mr. M. Bradfield-Humphreys | Macob Scaffolding Ltd. | England & Wales | — |
| 3335049/2018 | 5 March 2021 | Mr Barnaby Large, of counsel For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2207228/2020 | 5 March 2021 | Miss Camille Grassick | Grant Thornton LLP | England & Wales | — |
| 2302872/2020 | 5 March 2021 | Mr Jason Bartram | Crest Nicholson Operations Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2301732/2020 | 5 March 2021 | Mr A Harris | S W Drainage Solutions Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2602108/2019 | 5 March 2021 | Mr R Lunn & Others (see attached schedule) | Aspin Group Limited (in Administration) | England & Wales | — |
| 1310731/2020 | 5 March 2021 | In person (with his mother, Mrs H Bagguley) For the | — | England & Wales | £2,595 |
| 2417479/2020 | 4 March 2021 | Mr A Howard | 1860 Gel Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4101173/2020 | 4 March 2021 | Mr J Banks | Falkirk Car Carriers Limited | Scotland | £1,424 |
| 1602053/2020 | 4 March 2021 | Mr Stuart Chaves | Shaun James Catering Services Ltd | England & Wales | £475 |
| 2600328/2020 | 4 March 2021 | Mr P Whiteley | Motorpoint | England & Wales | — |
| 2403460/2020 | 4 March 2021 | in person For the | Mr M McLaughlin (solicitor) | England & Wales | — |
| 3203062/2019 | 4 March 2021 | Ms M Kaminska | BII World Limited | England & Wales | £5,192 |
| 2301469/2020 | 4 March 2021 | Maurizio Di Stefano | LinkClass (London) Limited | England & Wales | £974 |
| 2303409/2018 | 4 March 2021 | Mr C Sampson | Lawtech Group Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2207204/2020 | 4 March 2021 | Mr Peter Adeniran | Bidvest Noonan (UK) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2406172/2020 | 4 March 2021 | Miss E Pinnington | Elegant Address South of France Ltd | England & Wales | £1,918 |
| 4104782/2020 | 4 March 2021 | Mr S Melluish | Royal Mail Group Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2304856/2019 | 3 March 2021 | Miss R Gammon | Lowdell Group Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2303298/2020 | 3 March 2021 | J McDonald | Ivy League Nursery Ltd | England & Wales | £706 |
| 1602232/2020 | 3 March 2021 | Mr S Botley and Mr L Canning | STA Travel Limited (in liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 2502310/2020 | 3 March 2021 | Miss C Joseph | Adam and Admin Ltd | England & Wales | £912 |
| 1601279/2020 | 3 March 2021 | Miss M Crowther | Queens Hotel (Llandudno) Management Ltd | England & Wales | — |