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| Withdrawn | 1,632 | 11% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4114754/2019 | 4 March 2020 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4114754/2019 Mrs C Thomson | Harry’s Bakery Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 1402971/2019 | 4 March 2020 | Mr J Barnes | Whitbread Group plc | England & Wales | — |
| 1805047/2019 | 4 March 2020 | Mr Brian Cook | Country Park Inn | England & Wales | — |
| 1601430/2019 | 4 March 2020 | Miss J Harrop | Royal Mail Group Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3201911/2019 | 4 March 2020 | Mrs Rita Rajani Zaveri | London Borough of Redbridge | England & Wales | — |
| 2204796/2019 | 4 March 2020 | Mr A Romano-Lukomski, Lay Representative For the | Ms J Bann, solicitor | England & Wales | £4,000 |
| 2504224/2019 | 4 March 2020 | Mr J Cowey | R1 Mr Oliver Bennett (trading As Bar4hire) R2 Bar4hire Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3202511/2019 | 4 March 2020 |
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 R Hall |
| Crystal Services plc |
| England & Wales |
| — |
| 1600293/2019 | 4 March 2020 | Miss N Studholme | Petrie Tucker And Partners Limited Trading As Mydentist | England & Wales | — |
| 4114678/2019 | 4 March 2020 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4114678/2019 Miss C Brown | Harry’s Bakery Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 2300864/2019 | 4 March 2020 | Ms CT Dixon | Crown Agents Bank Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2300947/2019 | 4 March 2020 | Miss G Patrzyk | Sunny Eco Group Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1601212/2018 | 4 March 2020 | Mr A. Hughes | Wrexham County Borough Council | England & Wales | — |
| 2500621/2019 | 4 March 2020 | Mr I Ramshaw | Essentra Components Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4106418/2019 | 4 March 2020 | — | N & C Pubs Ltd (in liquidation) | Scotland | £10,440 |
| 1404061/2019 | 4 March 2020 | Mr N Dilworth | Citizens Advice Plymouth | England & Wales | — |
| 3202137/2019 | 4 March 2020 | Mr D Smith | First Essex Buses Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2502579/2020 | 4 March 2020 | Miss J Thompson | AKS Inns Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2205888/2018 | 4 March 2020 | Mr D Murphy | Acorn Venture Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1400905/2020 | 4 March 2020 | Mr A Raza | Connectus Technology Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2300962/2019 | 4 March 2020 | Mr K Popat | DSG Retail Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1805063/2019 | 4 March 2020 | Mrs. J Dwyer | SA2 Limited t/a Midway Pharmacy | England & Wales | — |
| 2304105/2018 | 4 March 2020 | Miss D Gibbons | Star Jerk Hut Ltd – R1 Mr R Stoddart – R2 | England & Wales | — |
| 1600358/2020 | 3 March 2020 | Mr D Mason | Tailored Solutions Recruitment | England & Wales | — |
| 2400211/2020 | 3 March 2020 | Miss C Walker | Sarah Ratcliffe | England & Wales | £449 |
| 4110620/2019 | 3 March 2020 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4110620/2019 Mr I Sneddon | Hertel (UK) Limited | Scotland | — |
| 3332217/2018 | 3 March 2020 | Ms A Sidossis, of counsel For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1806708/2019 | 3 March 2020 | Mr P Wilson (counsel) For the | Mr Zabeer Hussain T/a The Village Cleaners | England & Wales | £8,604 |
| 2400086/2019 | 3 March 2020 | Mr F Kumete | BPP Care Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4112277/2019 | 3 March 2020 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4112277/2019 Mr M Radigan | Enewall Limited | Scotland | — |
| 3335493/2018 | 3 March 2020 | Mr C Eluwa | Sanctuary Supported Living | England & Wales | — |
| 2201755/2019 | 3 March 2020 | In person For the | Mrs M Badesha, HR Accountant | England & Wales | — |
| 3319410/2019 | 3 March 2020 | In person For the | Mrs Karavadra, Director | England & Wales | £4,933 |
| 2300667/2019 | 3 March 2020 | Miss C Duddy | RVT Group Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3202629/2019 | 3 March 2020 | Mr L Walker | Balfour Beatty Group Employment Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1403909/2019 | 3 March 2020 | Miss C Dyer Mr L Ward Mr G Davey Mr B McCarthy Mr I Goodman | TMF Scaffolding Services And Safety Netting Ltd (In Creditors Voluntary Liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 4107838/2019 | 3 March 2020 | Mrs I McRitchie | Represented by: Mrs C Keith Representative Cunningham Brora Limited | Scotland | £7,500 |
| 1305630/2018 | 3 March 2020 | Mr L. May | Q3 Academies Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 3318973/2019 | 3 March 2020 | Miss F. Canter | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2410009/2019 | 3 March 2020 | Mr M Yates | SBS Total Facilities Management (in Liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 3322571/2019 | 3 March 2020 | Miss E Baker | Cambridgeshire County Council | England & Wales | — |
| 2300871/2019 | 3 March 2020 | Mrs E Blackhall | Vision Express (UK) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4100316/2020 | 3 March 2020 | Miss K Young | AEM Consulting (Central) Limited) | Scotland | — |
| 1306225/2019 | 3 March 2020 | Miss S Moore | Cognition Communications Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2401568/2019 | 3 March 2020 | Miss MT Hopwood-Mellor | The Kleen Team Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3325652/2019 | 3 March 2020 | Mr Dale Sanders | Brady Corporation Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3202187/2019 | 3 March 2020 | Mr K Hussain | AB Fine Art Foundry Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3300107/2020 | 3 March 2020 | Miss F Neesom | And Smo Media Limited | England & Wales | £5,703 |
| 3202086/2019 | 3 March 2020 | Mr J. Dobbie | Redchurch (London) Brewery Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2406381/2019 | 3 March 2020 | Mrs J Clarkson | Calderprint Ltd (In Administration) | England & Wales | — |