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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| Withdrawn | 1,632 | 11% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1306005/2020 | 16 February 2021 | Miss Sue Ellis, Lay Representative & Support Worker For the | Mrs S Riaz, Solicitor By consent, this hearing took place against the background of the coronavirus pandemic; and was conducted remotely by Cloud Video Platform (CVP) in accordance with safe practice and guidelines. | England & Wales | — |
| 2205873/2020 | 16 February 2021 | Did not appear and was not represented For | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2603261/2020 | 15 February 2021 | Miss Catherine Clifford | Mr Clive Whiting | England & Wales | £893 |
| 2413880/2019 | 15 February 2021 | Mr A Fenna | Late Rooms Limited (in Administration) | England & Wales | — |
| 2415321/2020 | 15 February 2021 | — | Graham v Piste Ltd (in voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | £855 |
| 3327999/2019 | 15 February 2021 | In person For the | Mr P Bownes solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 2413579/2019 | 15 February 2021 | Mrs P Haddock |
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 |
| The University of Chester |
| England & Wales |
| — |
| 2418124/2020 | 15 February 2021 | Mr W Robinson | Arranged Musical Options Limited | England & Wales | £696 |
| 2413675/2019 | 15 February 2021 | Mrs M Kahn | Border Cars Group Ltd (in Administration) | England & Wales | £1,621 |
| 2500339/2020 | 15 February 2021 | Miss T Ripley | Mr M Fleming (In Representative Capacity On Behalf Of The Management Committee Of Cleveland Golf Club) | England & Wales | — |
| 4107846/2020 | 15 February 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4107846/2020 Miss C Johnston | Jackies Hair Salon | Scotland | £7,564 |
| 1600526/2020 | 15 February 2021 | Miss E Codd | Per Capita Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4107410/2020 | 15 February 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND)Case No: 4107410/2020 Mr D Montgomery | Bentleys Ltd | Scotland | £2,929 |
| 2301431/2020 | 15 February 2021 | Mr Bennett Senior. | Joshua Barker Second Respondent: Bathrooms DSI Ltd. | England & Wales | £14,616 |
| 3307304/2020 | 15 February 2021 | Mr A Fox | Amps N Ohms Ltd, Jay Patrick | England & Wales | — |
| 4106957/2020 | 15 February 2021 | 16 A (Scot) Rule judgment template (simple) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4106957/2020 Mr S Lithgow | Windparkservice UK Ltd | Scotland | £2,473 |
| 1405300/2020 | 15 February 2021 | Mr S Meredith | 4D Lighting Ltd | England & Wales | £7,231 |
| 2202471/2020 | 15 February 2021 | — | Abosimov v Ideaworks (London) Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3303985/2020 | 15 February 2021 | Mr A Ungureanu | Logistics Recruitment Limited | England & Wales | £325 |
| 4107975/2020 | 15 February 2021 | — | Flodigarry Hotel In The Skye Ltd | Scotland | £1,173 |
| 3305325/2020 | 15 February 2021 | In Person | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1601036/2019 | 15 February 2021 | Mr C Platts | Communisis UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3314423/2021 | 15 February 2021 | Mr S O’Doherty | Yell Sales Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1806681/2020 | 15 February 2021 | In Person | Mr. Bennison, Solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 2603262/2020 | 15 February 2021 | Ms Sarah Clifford | Mr Clive Whiting | England & Wales | £1,261 |
| 3202530/2019 | 15 February 2021 | Mr R Allen | Allen Brothers (Fittings) Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1807167/2019 | 15 February 2021 | Dr C Nevradakis | Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust Heard: Remotely (by video link) | England & Wales | — |
| 1803361/2020 | 15 February 2021 | Mr Mark Cartwright | Crossway Scaffolding (Elland) Limited Heard on 15 February 2021 | England & Wales | — |
| 3303075/2020 | 15 February 2021 | In Person For the | Mr G Griffiths-Jones, Solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 1802160/2021 | 13 February 2021 | Mr P Morgan, counsel For the | — | England & Wales | £12,716 |
| 1806844/2020 | 12 February 2021 | Mr. B Przyborowski | Cast Iron Radiators Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2415382/2020 | 12 February 2021 | Mr W Bent | TLRT Limited | England & Wales | £2,770 |
| 1600246/2019 | 12 February 2021 | Mr Terry Cripps | Powys County Council | England & Wales | £1,815 |
| 3327240/2019 | 12 February 2021 | Mrs R Pryor | Gymophobics (Beverley) Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2416025/2020 | 12 February 2021 | Miss L Dunne | Tamarillo | England & Wales | — |
| 1602380/2020 | 12 February 2021 | Mr C. W. Davies (C1) Ms D. Chaloner (C2) | Mott MacDonald Ltd (R1) Mr A. Holcroft (R2) Ms D. Miles (R3) | England & Wales | — |
| 3323609/2019 | 12 February 2021 | Mr M Davoodi | Hollywood Pizza & Chicken | England & Wales | £273 |
| 2604250/2020 | 12 February 2021 | Mrs S Singhal | Platinum (L) Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1308239/2019 | 12 February 2021 | J Dos Santos G Da Costa | K Best Partner Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2304246/2019 | 12 February 2021 | Mr F Issace | Pizza Hut (UK) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2417979/2020 | 12 February 2021 | Mrs J Mason | Mr Matthew Steadman Robinson | England & Wales | £3,484 |
| 1308013/2019 | 12 February 2021 | In Person and Mr N McWalter (Father of Claimant) For the | Mr L Gray - Director | England & Wales | — |
| 1804890/2020 | 12 February 2021 | Mr P Taylor and Mr M Mars | Queen Ethelburga’s College Limited Heard: Remotely (by video link) | England & Wales | — |
| 3201905/2020 | 12 February 2021 | Mrs Susan Elizabeth Westwood | Locoespresso (Ely) Ltd. | England & Wales | £3,891 |
| 2501613/2020 | 12 February 2021 | Mr D Taylor | Helping Hands Community Care Limited | England & Wales | £12,438 |
| 3202627/2019 | 12 February 2021 | Ms P Hylton | Citizens Advice Waltham Forest Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3202615/2020 | 12 February 2021 | Miss Sarah Madley | Mr Paul Gallivan | England & Wales | £2,061 |
| 3202642/2019 | 12 February 2021 | Mrs Y Yang | Kingsley Hamilton Estates Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1601135/2020 | 12 February 2021 | Ms J Griffiths-Baker | Cardiff Metropolitan University | England & Wales | — |
| 1807158/2020 | 12 February 2021 | In person | Mr Brain This has been a remote hearing by CVP. A face to face hearing was not held because of the present Covid 19 circumstances. | England & Wales | £8,430 |