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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| Withdrawn | 1,632 | 11% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1809342/2024 | 4 April 2025 | Mr G McCarthy | Bentley Fencing Limited | England & Wales | £28,320 |
| 1809346/2024 | 4 April 2025 | Mr D Wootton | Bentley Fencing Limited | England & Wales | £26,656 |
| 2401389/2024 | 4 April 2025 | — | Copelands Transport Ltd (in compulsory liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 2307956/2023 | 4 April 2025 | Mr A Tchoudinov | City Cruises Limited | England & Wales | £1,499 |
| 1810623/2024 | 4 April 2025 | Michael Blackburn | WW Estates (Bolton Junction) Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2304651/2022 | 4 April 2025 | Mr J Atkinson | SGN Contracting Limited | England & Wales | £6,635 |
| 6020159/2024 | 4 April 2025 | Mr Z Anwar | Chai Group Ltd | England & Wales | £7,392 |
| 6015812/2024 | 3 April 2025 | Mr W Malak | Currys plc | England & Wales |
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 |
| £35,057 |
| 6018339/2024 | 3 April 2025 | Joanne Locke | Penketh Parish Council | England & Wales | £847 |
| 6000596/2024 | 3 April 2025 | Ms T Butt | Avalon Interiors Limited DEFAULT | England & Wales | £4,881 |
| 2401957/2024 | 3 April 2025 | Junia Al Kinany | Sams Helping Hands Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1308185/2023 | 3 April 2025 | Mr Ewan David Wells | Rugby Farmers Mart Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3303457/2024 | 3 April 2025 | Miss S Beautiman | Abacus Taverns Ltd (in voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 8001997/2024 | 3 April 2025 | E.T. Z (WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 8001997/2024 (V)5 Held on February 2025 and April 2025 Employment Judge J M Hendry Mrs J Fryer | Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 2305974/2024 | 3 April 2025 | Mr C Mistry | Mr R D Cafagna | England & Wales | £1,083 |
| 2306502/2024 | 3 April 2025 | (1) Mr K Luong (2) Mr J D Long (3) Miss S H Seo (4) Miss S Zhang (5) Mrs L P Pomares (6) Mrs D Monteiro-Morales (7) Mr D O EkunweFuejo (8) Mr Y Lee | Mr R D Cafagna | England & Wales | £29,464 |
| 3305994/2024 | 3 April 2025 | In person For the | S Knowles (director of respondent) | England & Wales | £4,888 |
| 3305993/2024 | 3 April 2025 | In person For the | S Knowles (director of respondent) | England & Wales | £10,205 |
| 3303289/2024 | 3 April 2025 | Mr J Burton | Tripal group, anvil traction | England & Wales | — |
| 6003190/2025 | 3 April 2025 | Mr. E Kazlauskas | Wykeham Staff Services Limited (in creditors voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | £9,762 |
| 6009060/2024 | 3 April 2025 | Stephanie A Taylor | Accountants etc Ltd | England & Wales | £4,912 |
| 6016483/2024 | 2 April 2025 | Mr. O Engl | Magic Media Works Limited CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION Under | England & Wales | — |
| 6001481/2024 | 2 April 2025 | Mr. J Ewing | Hermes Parcel Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2401336/2024 | 2 April 2025 | Mr J Holland | The Asset Exchange Ltd (in administration) | England & Wales | — |
| 8000467/2025 | 2 April 2025 | Miss A Clarke | Care@Home Ltd | Scotland | £7,031 |
| 1305670/2024 | 2 April 2025 | In person For the | Mrs G Morgan, Director | England & Wales | £1,785 |
| 3200103/2022 | 2 April 2025 | Mr U Munir | DFSI M25 Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2501663/2024 | 2 April 2025 | Emily Robson | Secret Garden Cafe (Hull) Ltd | England & Wales | £1,639 |
| 6016609/2024 | 2 April 2025 | Mr Arthur Kaddu | Elizabeth School Of London Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 8001490/2024 | 2 April 2025 | ETZ 4(WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 8001490/2024 Hearing by Cloud Video Platform at Edinburgh on and February 2025 Employment Judge: M A Macleod Mr F Frulio | Spire Global UK Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2501664/2024 | 2 April 2025 | Angela Drayton | Secret Garden Cafe (Hull) Ltd | England & Wales | £2,654 |
| 2402412/2024 | 2 April 2025 | Sarah Anderton | Fanco Limited T/A 365 Medi Care Homecare Manchester South | England & Wales | £250 |
| 2501661/2024 | 2 April 2025 | Rebecca Meadows | Secret Garden Cafe (Hull) Ltd | England & Wales | £2,232 |
| 3200480/2024 | 2 April 2025 | Mrs C Fosu | Newham Health Collaborative CIC | England & Wales | £8,614 |
| 2501662/2024 | 2 April 2025 | Hayley Pattison | Secret Garden Cafe (Hull) Ltd | England & Wales | £3,236 |
| 6013794/2024 | 2 April 2025 | Mr C Pain | Townscape Design Initiatives Limited | England & Wales | £5,048 |
| 3302066/2023 | 2 April 2025 | Mr D Bell | Gra Civils Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2303699/2023 | 2 April 2025 | Anges Akingbehin | HMPPS (Secretary of State for Justice) | England & Wales | — |
| 3302019/2023 | 1 April 2025 | Mr T Selvarajah | Pluscrates Limited (in administration) | England & Wales | — |
| 4104969/2024 | 1 April 2025 | Mrs J Thompson | Valve Components Limited | Scotland | — |
| 6016196/2024 | 1 April 2025 | Mr Raya Hydar Ali | Hartwood Technology Consulting Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1604326/2024 | 1 April 2025 | Ms L Jones | Legends Leisure Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6004755/2024 | 1 April 2025 | — | Platinum Housing Support and Care Limited | England & Wales | £4,518 |
| 6003693/2024 | 1 April 2025 | Saira Gondal | Kids First Steps Limited | England & Wales | £17,833 |
| 1600315/2025 | 1 April 2025 | Mrs D Chambers | Kiddies Corner Day Nursery Ltd | England & Wales | £19,112 |
| 6018067/2024 | 1 April 2025 | Miss F Dury | Pelagic Trading Limited | England & Wales | £668 |
| 1600317/2025 | 1 April 2025 | Miss R Thomas | Kiddies Corner Day Nursery Ltd | England & Wales | £2,736 |
| 6000060/2025 | 1 April 2025 | Mr C Toogood | Excor services Ltd | England & Wales | £1,422 |
| 3307801/2023 | 1 April 2025 | Mr D Gjini, claimant’s son For the | MBS Stoneworks Ltd and Stone Cut Ltd | England & Wales | £19,252 |
| 2200891/2024 | 1 April 2025 | THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant Respondent Ms G Norris | Modulous (Lewisham) Limited | England & Wales | £10,512 |