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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| Withdrawn | 1,632 | 11% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1801473/2024 | 2 December 2024 | Mr R Mitchell | Doing More Print Limited | England & Wales | £24,522 |
| 4106404/2024 | 2 December 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4106404/2024 Miss G D Tasior | George IV Bar | Scotland | — |
| 3310809/2023 | 1 December 2024 | Mr N Pike | Fish Composites Limited | England & Wales | £3,141 |
| 3304289/2022 | 30 November 2024 | Mr S Curling | FAO Mark Richer - StarLeaf Limited ( In Administration) | England & Wales | — |
| 3310428/2023 | 30 November 2024 | In person For the | Ms J Collazo, HR Director | England & Wales | £981 |
| 6008325/2024 | 30 November 2024 | Mr F J Samateh | Axelbond Ltd | England & Wales | £506 |
| 8002164/2024 | 30 November 2024 | Ms J Griffiths | Huffmans Limited | Scotland | £5,682 |
| 2300727/2022 | 29 November 2024 | Mrs Nicola Blackwell |
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 |
| Smart Tax & Accountancy Ltd |
| England & Wales |
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| 2600163/2023 | 29 November 2024 | Mr L Thornton | Hercberg International Limited | England & Wales | £1,038 |
| 8000356/2024 | 29 November 2024 | Mr P Doslik Smith | Alfa Tail Lifts Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 6009331/2024 | 29 November 2024 | Mr J Bowmaker | Sharpsmart Limited HELD AT: CVP | England & Wales | — |
| 6009005/2024 | 29 November 2024 | Jackie Lauder | Visuna Limited HELD AT: Newcastle CVP | England & Wales | £1,538 |
| 4105611/2024 | 29 November 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4105611/2024 Miss L Hoczek | Meraki Bar and Restaurant Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 2404796/2024 | 29 November 2024 | S Hope and others (see schedule) | Salford and Trafford Engineering Group Training Association Limited (In Creditors Voluntary Liquidation) | England & Wales | £27,787 |
| 2402185/2024 | 29 November 2024 | Miss J Seddon | Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2413006/2023 | 29 November 2024 | Mrs L Farrand | Ace Centre North | England & Wales | — |
| 1804160/2024 | 29 November 2024 | Mrs L Tierney | The Disability Trust t/a Brainkind Heard at Hull by CVP | England & Wales | — |
| 6007748/2024 | 28 November 2024 | S Street | Motorgreen Group Ltd | England & Wales | £562 |
| 1804689/2023 | 28 November 2024 | In person For the | Ms S Younis (Solicitor) | England & Wales | £3,974 |
| 1401326/2024 | 28 November 2024 | Miss Hong Zheng | Local First Community Interest Company | England & Wales | £34,379 |
| 6000513/2024 | 28 November 2024 | Mr C Tree | Ben Massey Facades Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3201123/2024 | 28 November 2024 | Ms T Worth | Twenty-Four Seven Recruitment Services Limited | England & Wales | £12,322 |
| 6003613/2024 | 28 November 2024 | Mrs J Hampson | Advanced Accessories Limited t/a Mr Mobile | England & Wales | £1,338 |
| 6006690/2024 | 28 November 2024 | Second Claimant: Miss A McMunnigal Miss L Grundy | Silversands Hotel Blackpool Limited (In Creditors Voluntary Liquidation) HELD AT: Manchester (via CVP) | England & Wales | £4,551 |
| 2304875/2022 | 28 November 2024 | Miss S Witchlow | Bramptons Lift Manufacturers Ltd (in Voluntary Liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 2601801/2023 | 28 November 2024 | Mrs A R M Aubert & Mr D Aubert | NanoFCM Co. Limited | England & Wales | £11,000 |
| 2302721/2024 | 27 November 2024 | Miss J Fofana | Practice Plus Group Health and Rehabilitation Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1306292/2020 | 27 November 2024 | (1) Unite the Union (2) GMB union and others | AES Realisations (Coventry) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3312034/2023 | 27 November 2024 | Mr S Cooper | KNP Logistics Group Ltd (in administration) Sued as “Knp logistics group” | England & Wales | — |
| 3300207/2024 | 27 November 2024 | Mr Downey (counsel) For the | Ms Cho (litigation consultant) | England & Wales | £13,056 |
| 6007455/2024 | 27 November 2024 | Mr N Smith | Floor Giants Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2200598/2024 | 27 November 2024 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 3315171/2022 | 27 November 2024 | Mr J Grayston | Elite Sports Group Ltd (in Administration) | England & Wales | — |
| 2212726/2023 | 26 November 2024 | MS G STEWART | The Ivy (chelsea and Various) | England & Wales | — |
| 2216153/2024 | 26 November 2024 | Mr D Tissera | Smilepod Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6002773/2024 | 26 November 2024 | Mr B Boulton | Wild Pony Falmouth Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1602433/2024 | 26 November 2024 | Mr S Wilson | Royal Mail Group Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6006623/2024 | 26 November 2024 | Mr C Hutcheson | Elcarbec Limited | England & Wales | £2,690 |
| 2407119/2023 | 26 November 2024 | Mr C Bell | We Do Recover CIC (in creditors’ voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | £1,713 |
| 2402758/2024 | 26 November 2024 | Ms Alison Core | Hampton’s Emporium (trading as Stanleys Fruit Stores) Ltd | England & Wales | £4,650 |
| 6013360/2024 | 26 November 2024 | H Litt | MindWeaver Ltd/ IKIGAI TECH 2 LIMITED | England & Wales | — |
| 2304615/2024 | 26 November 2024 | Mr David Bottriell | Nuffield Health Parkside Hospital | England & Wales | £960 |
| 4100059/2024 | 26 November 2024 | L Ritchie | And others set out in the attached schedule Foodmek Limited (In Liquidation) | Scotland | — |
| 2301053/2023 | 26 November 2024 | Susan Smith | May Harris Cleaning Services Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2310197/2024 | 26 November 2024 | Miss C Anderson | Sullivan Bus and Coach Company Limited (In Voluntary Creditors’ Liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 6004842/2024 | 26 November 2024 | Mr D Povey | QIK Group | England & Wales | £501 |
| 2403206/2024 | 26 November 2024 | Mr S Ramsbottom | University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust HELD AT: Manchester (by video hearing) | England & Wales | — |
| 2404870/2024 | 26 November 2024 | Mr S Newey | Formby Models and Hobbies Ltd | England & Wales | £9,515 |
| 1602522/2024 | 26 November 2024 | Miss S Evans Aziz | Suxceedwomens Ltd (In Creditors Voluntary Liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 4104265/2024 | 26 November 2024 | Miss A Logan | ’s mother Flo Renewables | Scotland | £24,481 |