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Tribunal Watch has indexed 14,980 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 8,456 decided disability discrimination claims. These cases name 11,011 distinct employers as respondents.
| Outcome | Claims | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dismissed | 6,546 | 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| Withdrawn | 1,435 | 11% |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 | 796 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4109212/2021 | 25 May 2022 | Tribunal Member Mr G Doherty Tribunal Member Ms M McAllister Ms Kara Scobie | Scottish Ministers (Education Scotland) st | Scotland | — |
| 3300067/2020 | 25 May 2022 | Mr P Brooks | Smurfit Kappa UK Limited Heard: Norwich | England & Wales | — |
| 2604376/2020 | 25 May 2022 | Mr Y Motala | Hmcts | England & Wales | — |
| 4101094/2022 | 25 May 2022 | Mr B Deans | Represented by: Mr R Russell, Solicitor Mr F Shewan | Scotland | — |
| 3300917/2021 | 25 May 2022 | Mr G Steshov | The Secretary of State for Justice | England & Wales | — |
| 3200745/2021 | 25 May 2022 | Mr D Ojadi | Well Street Pizza | England & Wales | — |
| 2301186/2021 | 25 May 2022 | Mr M J Afzal | The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis | England & Wales | — |
| 2301319/2021 |
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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| 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 |
| 25 May 2022 |
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| Howden Joinery Group plc |
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| 1600409/2021 | 24 May 2022 | Miss L Harvey | Vets Now Emergency Limited Heard: by video | England & Wales | — |
| 1302814/2021 | 24 May 2022 | Ms L Baldwin | Bobby’s Hair Studio Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2601127/2022 | 24 May 2022 | — | James-Walker v Zoro UK Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1303056/2021 | 24 May 2022 | In Person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 3307602/2020 | 24 May 2022 | Mr R St Leger | Cell Therapy Catapult Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2410977/2021 | 24 May 2022 | Mr J Galvin | Merseyrail Electrics 2002 Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1307380/2020 | 24 May 2022 | Miss L Watson | Richmond Care Villages Holdings Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2601717/2020 | 24 May 2022 | In person For the | Mr. R Powell - Solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 1405390/2020 | 24 May 2022 | Mr Frantisek Havelec | University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2405696/2021 | 24 May 2022 | Mr J Garner | Unilever UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2600417/2021 | 24 May 2022 | Mr D Hooper | The Chief Constable of Nottinghamshire Police | England & Wales | — |
| 1802766/2021 | 24 May 2022 | Mr David Grayson | HI Weldrick Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3314913/2020 | 24 May 2022 | Mr Harris (counsel) For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2402173/2021 | 24 May 2022 | Ms J Rooney | The Turner Home | England & Wales | — |
| 1405276/2020 | 23 May 2022 | Mr G. Pollitt (Counsel) | Mr M. Lowe (Chairman) | England & Wales | £3,149 |
| 1402120/2021 | 23 May 2022 | Mrs Jacqueline Puddifoot | Millstream Management Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4112400/2021 | 23 May 2022 | Mr G Madden | Waracle Limited | Scotland | — |
| 1805210/2021 | 23 May 2022 | Mr G B Humphreys | Barwick Bathroom Distribution LLP Heard by CVP | England & Wales | — |
| 4108936/2021 | 23 May 2022 | — | Scottish Police Authority | Scotland | — |
| 2304917/2021 | 23 May 2022 | Mrs YA Habchi | East Dulwich Grove Nursery Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3313772/2021 | 23 May 2022 | Mr G de Maio | Windsor Clinical and Home Care Services Group Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4101587/2022 | 23 May 2022 | — | Chief Constable Police Service of Scotland | Scotland | — |
| 2501688/2021 | 23 May 2022 | Mr W Farquhar | Miller UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2307146/2020 | 23 May 2022 | Miss T Gilbert | Lidl Great Britain Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3312509/2021 | 20 May 2022 | Mr. N. J. Tretis | DHL Services Ltd OPEN PRELIMINARY HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 2409093/2020 | 20 May 2022 | Mr J Dingivan | Neogen Europe Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3311679/2021 | 20 May 2022 | Mr N Whitrid | Beaucare Medical Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2301921/2020 | 20 May 2022 | Mrs N M Dube | Astellas Pharma Europe Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1601058/2021 | 19 May 2022 | IN PERSON FOR THE | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1404865/2020 | 19 May 2022 | Mr J Harding | Marks and Spencer plc | England & Wales | — |
| 2418828/2020 | 19 May 2022 | Ms H J Wells | Brake Bros Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3311949/2020 | 19 May 2022 | In person For the | Mr P Maratos, Peninsula Consultant | England & Wales | £2,989 |
| 3306638/2021 | 18 May 2022 | Mr S O'Flaherty | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2206094/2018 | 18 May 2022 | Ms S Simpson | Ms Eilidh Wood, solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 1802494/2021 | 18 May 2022 | Mr J Wyatt | Network Rail Infrastructure Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1301520/2021 | 17 May 2022 | Mrs J Griffiths and | Avery Homes (Nelson) Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2501961/2021 | 17 May 2022 | Ms R Parker | Tin Arts Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2301184/2021 | 17 May 2022 | Mr J St John | Ms C Miles | England & Wales | — |
| 3206677/2021 | 17 May 2022 | Mr M J Khan | MTR Corporation (Crossrail) Limited t/a MTR Elizabeth Line | England & Wales | — |
| 3302319/2020 | 17 May 2022 | Mr M Shepherd (counsel) For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1800872/2022 | 17 May 2022 | Ms N Montana | Care Quality Commission and 11 others | England & Wales | — |
| 2308034/2020 | 17 May 2022 | Mr K Chiweda | NHS England | England & Wales | — |