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Tribunal Watch has indexed 14,981 UK employment tribunal cases involving disability discrimination claims, published on gov.uk since 2017. Where compensation was recorded, the median award was £7,571 (the largest £269,114) across 933 cases. Tribunals upheld 23% of the 8,457 decided disability discrimination claims. These cases name 11,011 distinct employers as respondents.
| Outcome | Claims | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dismissed | 6,547 | 51% |
| Upheld | 1,910 | 15% |
| Other | 1,527 | 12% |
| Withdrawn | 1,435 | 11% |
| Struck out | 1,301 | 10% |
| Settled | 29 | 0% |
| Year | Cases | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 221 | |
| 2018 | 336 | |
| 2019 | 2,407 | |
| 2020 | 3,169 | |
| 2021 | 1,578 | |
| 2022 | 1,696 | |
| 2023 | 1,671 | |
| 2024 | 1,632 | |
| 2025 | 1,474 | |
| 2026 | 797 |
| Case ref. | Decided | Claimant | Primary respondent | Total award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1801339/2017 | 9 May 2018 | Miss S J Austin | Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | £269,114 |
| 1600183/2021 | 27 November 2020 | Ms Peak Ong | Aberystwyth University | £264,442 |
| 3315465/2022 | 13 March 2025 | In person (supported by Ms R Cottingham) For the | Mach Recruitment Limited | £187,585 |
| 1306989/2020 | 24 October 2023 | Mr Daniel Williams | Jaguar Land Rover Limited | £147,573 |
| 3307425/2018 | 7 December 2020 | Mr Riffat Amin | Arrayent UK Limited | £145,513 |
| 2305316/2024 | 4 July 2025 | Mrs C Dovey | Spider Ltd (in liquidation) | £140,200 |
| 3322339/2021 | 7 September 2023 | in person For the | — | £134,412 |
| 3316147/2019 | 21 April 2022 | Mr M Saunders | Exclusive Fireplaces and Stoves Ltd | £127,418 |
| Case ref. | Decided | Claimant | Primary respondent | Jurisdiction | Total award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1308806/2019 | 26 April 2026 | Mrs K Grainger | Stacey Brooker & Simon Brooker | England & Wales | — |
| 1300156/2019 | 26 April 2026 | Mr L Haywood | Eon UK plc | England & Wales | — |
| 2304050/2018 | 26 April 2026 | — | Soodin v The Sun (News UK) | England & Wales | — |
| 3316018/2019 | 26 April 2026 | Miss A Stuart | Zscaler UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3314387/2019 | 26 April 2026 | Mr I Rea | Frank Inns Hay, Straw and Equine Bedding | England & Wales | — |
| 3306999/2018 | 26 April 2026 | Mr S Gayibov | Re Capita Barnet | England & Wales | — |
| 1400743/2018 | 26 April 2026 | Mr M Brimble | University of Exeter | England & Wales | — |
| 3304426/2018 | 26 April 2026 | Miss H Badir | Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
Cases on this page are identified by first-pass extraction against the locked §4.4 claim-type taxonomy — a judgment enters the disability discrimination caseload if disability discriminationis 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.
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| 34 |
| 16 | The Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs | 34 |
| 17 | Network Rail Infrastructure Limited | 33 |
| 18 | Wm Morrison Supermarkets Limited | 31 |
| 19 | Amazon UK Services Limited | 30 |
| 20 | DHL Services Limited | 28 |
| England & Wales |
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| 3320558/2019 | 26 April 2026 | Mr T Hele | Jesus College in the University of Cambridge | England & Wales | — |
| 2603674/2019 | 26 April 2026 | Mr. E Crowe | Queensway Coffee House Limited t/a Starbucks | England & Wales | — |
| 3301961/2020 | 26 April 2026 | Mr M Aslam | British Gas Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1300922/2019 | 26 April 2026 | Miss M Bright | Royal Mail Group Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3321122/2019 | 26 April 2026 | Mr D Leat | McLaren Automotive Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1304657/2018 | 26 April 2026 | Miss J Cameron | The Secretary of State for Justice | England & Wales | — |
| 3303714/2020 | 26 April 2026 | Mr A Harding | Insignis Academy Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 3302858/2018 | 26 April 2026 | Miss Elaine Thomas | Nigel Chapman | England & Wales | — |
| 2300961/2018 | 26 April 2026 | Mr S Reilly | National Crime Agency | England & Wales | — |
| 6011475/2024 | 25 April 2026 | MISS C CHAPMAN | University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 1303788/2023 | 25 April 2026 | Mr. A DAVIS | Bachy Solentanche Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1402077/2022 | 25 April 2026 | Verity Hill | Cornwall Hospice Care Limited | England & Wales | £7,000 |
| 6000336/2025 | 25 April 2026 | Mr G Hussain | IKON Aluminium Systems Ltd Heard: by CVP in Birmingham | England & Wales | — |
| 1311325/2024 | 25 April 2026 | Stephen Davies | RSPCA Worcester and Mid Worcestershire Branch | England & Wales | — |
| 8002204/2025 | 24 April 2026 | Mr J Halley | Rt. Hon. Lord Carloway | Scotland | — |
| 8001772/2025 | 23 April 2026 | Ms D McBride | The State Hospitals Board for Scotland | Scotland | — |
| 8002218/2025 | 23 April 2026 | Number: 8002218/2025 K Gould | McQueens Dairies Limited | Scotland | — |
| 8002569/2025 | 23 April 2026 | Mr S Sherry | Arnold Clark Automobiles Limited | Scotland | — |
| 3313847/2021 | 22 April 2026 | Ms Polly Cobb | Norfolk County Council | England & Wales | — |
| 6011948/2024 | 22 April 2026 | Natalia McCarthy | F W MEGGITT & CO Ltd Also known as KMC Legal | England & Wales | — |
| 6021067/2024 | 21 April 2026 | Ms R Daniel | London General Transport Services Limited t/a Go Ahead London | England & Wales | — |
| 8001011/2025 | 20 April 2026 | Ms L O’Hara | The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland | Scotland | — |
| 8002179/2025 | 17 April 2026 | ETZ 4(WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 8002179/2025 Preliminary Hearing at Glasgow on March 2026 Employment Judge M A Macleod Mr G Lambie | The Chief Constable of the Police Service of Scotland | Scotland | — |
| 4101066/2025 | 17 April 2026 | Mrs J Russell | — | Scotland | — |
| 2307100/2023 | 16 April 2026 | ESTHER EPHRAIM | London Borough of Southwark | England & Wales | — |
| 8002139/2024 | 16 April 2026 | ETZ 4(WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 8002139/2024 Hearing Held at Edinburgh on 27, 28, and October 2025, and Members’ Meeting on December 2025 Employment Judge: M A Macleod Tribunal Member: L Grime Tribunal Member: T Lithgow Mr B Szutor | Skylark Lasers Limited | Scotland | £0 |
| 8002054/2025 | 15 April 2026 | Mr Barry Sheridan | — | Scotland | — |
| 6010081/2024 | 12 April 2026 | Caroline Page | The Benjamin Foundation | England & Wales | — |
| 6000045/2024 | 10 April 2026 | Vicky Lee Taylor | P3 Charity | England & Wales | — |
| 4107466/2023 | 9 April 2026 | Mr R Drewniaczyk | The Chief Constable of the Police Service of Scotland | Scotland | — |
| 6007323/2024 | 8 April 2026 | Miss K Fernquest | HR Star Consulting Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 6015499/2024 | 8 April 2026 | Miss M N Bradbury | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council | England & Wales | £4,702 |
| 3301899/2024 | 7 April 2026 | A B | British Airways plc | England & Wales | — |
| 6018075/2025 | 7 April 2026 | Ms S J Baulch | Independent Pet Care Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 8001636/2025 | 7 April 2026 | Mr Paul Joyce | Lidl Great Britain Limited | Scotland | — |
| 6023792/2025 | 7 April 2026 | Richard Errington | Quad Recruitment Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3300039/2025 | 7 April 2026 | Helen Fuller | M Bodyworks Ltd t/a Fix Auto Hoddesdon | England & Wales | — |
| 6016792/2025 | 7 April 2026 | Mr R. Holland (Counsel) | — | England & Wales | — |
| 6032114/2025 | 2 April 2026 | Mr Owen Fegan | HBOS plc | England & Wales | — |
| 6015645/2024 | 2 April 2026 | M Clarke | Stonegate Pub Company Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6008777/2025 | 1 April 2026 | Mr T Chatburn | The Big Life Group | England & Wales | — |
| 6019733/2024 | 1 April 2026 | Mr S Hussain | Lidl Great Britain Limited | England & Wales | — |