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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| Withdrawn | 1,435 | 11% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1806168/2020 | 22 July 2021 | Miss L Murray | Hudson Administration Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3304005/2020 | 22 July 2021 | Mr A Mghizou | Mitie Care and Custody Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2302118/2019 | 22 July 2021 | Mr N Thorne | Superdrug Stores plc | England & Wales | — |
| 1402184/2020 | 22 July 2021 | in person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2306063/2020 | 22 July 2021 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2302208/2020 | 22 July 2021 | Mr T Allan | Churchill Retirement Living Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1802164/2020 | 22 July 2021 | Mr J Beeley | Outokumpu Stainless Ltd Heard by Hybrid hearing (Sheffield) | England & Wales | — |
| 1402495/2020 | 22 July 2021 | Miss Charlotte Mallin-Martin of Counsel For the | — | England & Wales |
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 |
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| 2303004/2020 | 22 July 2021 | In person For the | Ms L Stratton, Solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 2400987/2021 | 21 July 2021 | Mr P Rigby | Liverpool Football Club and Athletic Grounds Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2304953/2020 | 21 July 2021 | Ms Nicola Poole | Travelopia Holdings Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4104258/2020 | 21 July 2021 | Member A Grant Tribunal Member R Dearle Mr Martin Campbell | Instructed by Messrs Unionline Securitas Security Services (UK) Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2207470/2020 | 21 July 2021 | Mr D Van Eeden | Marks and Spencer plc | England & Wales | — |
| 2600677/2021 | 21 July 2021 | Miss C MacDonald | Primelife Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1803747/2020 | 21 July 2021 | Mrs C Howarth | The Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police | England & Wales | — |
| 1600984/2017 | 20 July 2021 | Dr M Jackson | Cardiff University | England & Wales | — |
| 2411597/2019 | 20 July 2021 | Mr M Edmunds | AM Fire Systems Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1401473/2020 | 20 July 2021 | Mrs J Rowland | Somerset NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 1602672/2020 | 20 July 2021 | Mr G Davies | Tithebarn Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3327979/2019 | 19 July 2021 | Ms I Egan (Counsel) For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 3314159/2019 | 19 July 2021 | Ms Charlotte Smith | British Airways plc | England & Wales | £1,000 |
| 3304084/2018 | 19 July 2021 | Ms Z Lalji | Medecho Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2417631/2020 | 19 July 2021 | Mr G King | Capital Business Services Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4105490/2020 | 19 July 2021 | com be Miss M Arbuckle | VG Homes 2019 Limited | Scotland | £591 |
| 3305341/2020 | 19 July 2021 | Mr J Galatis | Catalyst Housing Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2206707/2020 | 18 July 2021 | Mrs A Zaidi | National Westminster Bank plc | England & Wales | — |
| 3201738/2020 | 16 July 2021 | Mrs N O’Connor | Princess Alexandra NHS Trust | England & Wales | £14,087 |
| 1400719/2020 | 16 July 2021 | in person For the | Mr Chaudhury, Solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 4107992/2020 | 16 July 2021 | Miss M Tarn | Represented by:15 Mr P Campbell Solicitor Allan Ingram Cleaning Services | Scotland | — |
| 2604154/2020 | 16 July 2021 | Mr Illingworth First | The Co-operative Group Limited Second Respondent: Sion Legg Third Respondent: Blue Arrow Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2600930/2020 | 16 July 2021 | Mr I Rodriguez | CDS (Superstore International) Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3312396/2020 | 16 July 2021 | Mr J Loebell | Royal Mail Group Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2501043/2020 | 16 July 2021 | Mrs N Freeman | Chief Constable of Durham Constabulary | England & Wales | — |
| 2204881/2019 | 15 July 2021 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 3307837/2020 | 15 July 2021 | Mr G Jelly | White Transport Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2604390/2020 | 15 July 2021 | Mr I Khonat | Meynell Plant Hire Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2300242/2019 | 15 July 2021 | — | Ashford Oaks Primary School | England & Wales | — |
| 2302443/2020 | 14 July 2021 | Mr K Ejimofor | Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 1300091/2021 | 14 July 2021 | Mr C Barnett | Worcestershire County Council | England & Wales | — |
| 1601888/2020 | 14 July 2021 | Mr N Lancett | Hutchings Hyundai | England & Wales | — |
| 3311622/2020 | 14 July 2021 | Mr F Inglis (Husband). For the | Ms H Murphie, Solicitor. | England & Wales | — |
| 2600473/2019 | 14 July 2021 | Mr C Smith | Nottingham City Transport Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2604280/2020 | 14 July 2021 | Miss W Phillips | MNE Accounting Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1802757/2021 | 14 July 2021 | Mrs S. Potter | Next Retail Limited T/A Next Online | England & Wales | — |
| 2207063/2020 | 14 July 2021 | Mr T Walker, Counsel (direct access) | Mr G Hine, Solicitor | England & Wales | £25,000 |
| 1804865/2019 | 13 July 2021 | Mrs Dixon, lay representative | — | England & Wales | £4,607 |
| 1602600/2020 | 13 July 2021 | Mr K Crossland | Chamberlains Security (Cardiff) Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2600187/2019 | 13 July 2021 | Mr R Sturch | Atlas Care Services Limited At a Full Hearing by CVP | England & Wales | — |
| 1602267/2020 | 13 July 2021 | Dr R Heal | Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board | England & Wales | — |
| 2306293/2020 | 13 July 2021 | — | Ruskin v London Borough of Lambeth | England & Wales | — |