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| Withdrawn | 1,632 | 11% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4100406/2017 | 28 June 2017 | 69(scot) claim dismissed on withdrawal rule EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Nos: 4100406/2017 Mrs K McLaren | Represented by: Mr N Fraser Solicitor Petrofac Facilities Management Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 2300416/2017 | 23 June 2017 | Mr Lieper QC, counsel For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2423563/2017 | 19 June 2017 | Miss K. Sanders Mrs S. Brankin Mr S. Arthur Miss M. Doherty Mr J. Ramsay Miss S. Akhtar | Mears Homecare Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4100695/2017 | 19 June 2017 | Mr A Geddes | Stream Marine Training Ltd | Scotland | £6,437 |
| 4105529/2016 | 17 June 2017 | ETZ 4(WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4105529/2016 Preliminary Hearing at Aberdeen on May 2017 Employment Judge: M A Macleod (sitting alone) Shona Morrison | Represented by Ms M Gribbon Solicitor Aberdein Considine & Company | Scotland | — |
| 4100676/2017 | 16 June 2017 | Mr A Cabras | Bottega Siciliana Ltd | Scotland | £3,835 |
| 4100720/2017 | 16 June 2017 |
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 |
| Mrs F Thompson |
| Action On Depression |
| Scotland |
| £4,480 |
| 3401114/2016 | 15 June 2017 | — | Mihailescu v Better Lives (UK) Ltd T/a Bluebird Care Ipswich | England & Wales | — |
| 4100159/2017 | 15 June 2017 | Mr D Sharkey | Represented by:- Mr D Stillie – Solicitor Dalriada Scaffolding Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 3400706/2016 | 13 June 2017 | Mrs K Mason Billig | Gardline Shipping Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4100374/2017 | 13 June 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100374/2017 Mr CR Duncan | The Scottish Ministers | Scotland | — |
| 4100706/2017 | 9 June 2017 | Mr J Valmassoi | Ashton`s Bar & Kitchen Limited | Scotland | £975 |
| 4104904/2016 | 8 June 2017 | L Doherty Mr M Williamson | –10 Partner Energy and Carbon Management Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2201187/2015 | 7 June 2017 | In person For the | Neither appears nor is represented | England & Wales | £24,635 |
| 1600962/2016 | 7 June 2017 | Mr C Nicholls, Mrs L Hook, Miss L Saxton, Mrs H Evans, Miss M Hunt, Miss K Martin, Miss D Devonald, Miss K Thomas-Crout, Miss A Naylor | AIC Steel Limited (In Administration) | England & Wales | — |
| 4103958/2016 | 6 June 2017 | Mr G Munro | CSLS (Scotland) Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 4100504/2017 | 5 June 2017 | Mrs J A Davenport | Open Learning College Ltd | Scotland | £10,823 |
| 4100506/2017 | 5 June 2017 | Miss L A O`Donnell | Open Learning College Ltd | Scotland | £15,552 |
| 1300332/2018 | 5 June 2017 | In Person For the | Ms H Boynes, solicitor advocate | England & Wales | £0 |
| 4105768/2016 | 5 June 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4105768/2016 Ms C Baillie | Represented by: Duncan McFadzean Biffa Waste Services Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4105557/2016 | 1 June 2017 | 69(scot) claim dismissed on withdrawal rule EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4105557/2016 Mr M Glennie | Represented by: Mr G Probert Counsel Adecco UK Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 1600748/2016 | 31 May 2017 | Ms S Martin | Mrs Ann Jones | England & Wales | — |
| 4100203/2017 | 31 May 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Held at Aberdeen Case No: S/4100203/2017 Mr D Cochran | Represented by: Ms K Osborne - Solicitor Wood Group PSN Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 4100508/2017 | 26 May 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100508/2017 Miss S Cameron | Fastnet Highlands Limited | Scotland | — |
| 3347679/2016 | 25 May 2017 | Ms B Shahgaldi | And Guildford College of Further and Higher Education | England & Wales | — |
| 4100819/2016 | 24 May 2017 | (sitting alone)10 Mr David Wren | Industrial Services Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4105634/2016 | 24 May 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4105634/2016 Mr J McVitie | M & J Timber Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4111035/2015 | 23 May 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4111035/2015 Mr G Calder | Represented by: Dr A Gibson WSP UK Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 4100560/2017 | 23 May 2017 | Mr G Elliott | Portman Motors Ltd | Scotland | £13,853 |
| 4105302/2016 | 22 May 2017 | Miss J Frood | Ms Fiona Burton (formerly T/a The Stag Bar) | Scotland | — |
| 4105291/2016 | 16 May 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4105291/2016 Mr A Eadie | Arnold Clark Automobiles Limited | Scotland | — |
| 3401488/2016 | 15 May 2017 | Mrs EB Cottrell | NFT Distribution Operations Ltd (In Administration) | England & Wales | — |
| 2600110/2017 | 12 May 2017 | In Person For the | Ms H McDade, Solicitor (In-house) | England & Wales | — |
| 4104569/2016 | 12 May 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4104569/2016 Mr J MacSporran | Waukesha Bearings Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4100927/2016 | 12 May 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100927/2016 Mr I Gordon | Represented by: Ms P Macaulay Murrayfield Golf Club. Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4105615/2016 | 12 May 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4105615/2016 Mrs C Scobie | Thomson Directories Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4100316/2017 | 11 May 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100316/2017 Mr F Cran | European Development Company (Hotels) Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 4105296/2016 | 10 May 2017 | Mr T Sommerville & Others (see attached list) | Bathgate Realisations Plant Ltd (In Administration) | Scotland | — |
| 4100536/2017 | 10 May 2017 | Mr Douglas Bratten | Mr Steve Mathews & Drew Mathew t/a Caledonian Group | Scotland | £4,198 |
| 4105238/2016 | 10 May 2017 | Ms C Cairney | Represented by: Mr M Briggs - Solicitor South Lanarkshire Council | Scotland | — |
| 4100287/2016 | 10 May 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100287/2016 Mr C Cunningham | British Gas Services Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4100422/2017 | 5 May 2017 | Miss N Gavin | Open Learning College Ltd | Scotland | £4,879 |
| 3200245/2017 | 5 May 2017 | Mr W Augustine | Econnect Cars Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4104072/2016 | 5 May 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4104072/2016 Mr I Finlayson | CSC Computer Sciences Limited | Scotland | — |
| 3328444/2017 | 3 May 2017 | Ms K Forshaw | Virgin Atlantic Airways Limited PRELIMINARY HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 4102505/2016 | 3 May 2017 | Members: Elizabeth Farrell John Hughes Mr Charles McDougall | Represented by: Mr L G Cunningham -15 Advocate UK Border Force | Scotland | — |
| 2358072/2012 | 2 May 2017 | In person For the | Ms Y Montaz, consultant | England & Wales | — |
| 2303064/2015 | 2 May 2017 | Mr D Reade QC, counsel For the | Mr O Onibokun, solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 4105220/2016 | 2 May 2017 | (sitting alone) Mr Brian Christie | Meat Limited T/a McIntosh Donald | Scotland | £42,910 |
| 4100224/2017 | 27 April 2017 | R Gall Mrs E McBride | Represented by: Ms A Bennie – Advocate Fraser Pharmacies | Scotland | — |