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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| Withdrawn | 1,435 | 11% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2413573/2018 | 23 November 2020 | Mr P D Cooper | Your Housing Group Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1304121/2020 | 20 November 2020 | Mr TB Moore | Ministry of Defence | England & Wales | — |
| 1405010/2019 | 20 November 2020 | Mr D Doyle | Ministry of Defence | England & Wales | — |
| 1401116/2020 | 20 November 2020 | Mr D Stephenson of Counsel For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2200822/2019 | 20 November 2020 | MR J HYNEK | Veolia ES (UK) Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2301007/2019 | 20 November 2020 | Mr J Sykes, Advocate For the | Mrs J M Boor (T/a Dance with Annarie)2301007/2019 | England & Wales | — |
| 3202069/2019 | 20 November 2020 | Mr A Hurle | London Fire Commissioner | England & Wales | — |
| 1401647/2019 | 20 November 2020 | In person 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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| 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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| 4102327/2020 | 19 November 2020 | — | Glasgow City Council | Scotland | — |
| 2503595/2019 | 19 November 2020 | Diane Lutkin | Mr Atif Dinsdale (On behalf of the Executive Committee of The Dorman Long United Athletics Club) | England & Wales | — |
| 2411372/2019 | 19 November 2020 | Mr Michael Stevens | Secretary of State for Education | England & Wales | — |
| 2603141/2019 | 19 November 2020 | Miss K Matyka | Sports Direct.com Retail Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1403016/2019 | 19 November 2020 | Robert Fielder | Carlauren Care Limited – In Administration | England & Wales | £62,040 |
| 2203318/2020 | 19 November 2020 | Miss G Raja | Starling Bank | England & Wales | — |
| 2304074/2019 | 19 November 2020 | Ms A Tooley | Sidcup Working Man’s Social Club & Institute Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1303710/2018 | 19 November 2020 | Mr A | Home Office | Scotland | — |
| 2300889/2020 | 18 November 2020 | Mr R Ferley | Richmond and Wandsworth Councils | England & Wales | — |
| 3304117/2018 | 18 November 2020 | Mr M Carroll | Thames Water Utilities Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1805293/2020 | 18 November 2020 | Miss C Norris | Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3324754/2019 | 18 November 2020 | Mr S Phillips, Friend | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1807612/2019 | 18 November 2020 | Mr N Reynolds | Network Rail Infrastructure Limited | England & Wales | £7,646 |
| 2203258/2019 | 17 November 2020 | Mr A Philpott, of Counsel For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 3303782/2020 | 17 November 2020 | Ms T Watkins | Royal Mail Group Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2504366/2019 | 17 November 2020 | Mr T Powell | Moguntia Food Ingredients UK Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2503602/2019 | 16 November 2020 | Mr D Courtney | Macdonald Hotels | England & Wales | — |
| 1804070/2019 | 16 November 2020 | Mr L Mendez | Plasflow Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2200846/2019 | 16 November 2020 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2203278/2020 | 16 November 2020 | No appearance | Ms Blythe , Solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 1803549/2019 | 16 November 2020 | Ms S Rauf | Anchor Hanover Group | England & Wales | — |
| 3306370/2019 | 15 November 2020 | Mr C Keating | Rider Motorcycles Ltd (Wheels Motorcycles) | England & Wales | — |
| 3303572/2020 | 13 November 2020 | Ms. S. McLoughlin, solicitor For the | Mr. J. Josen, solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 1601333/2019 | 13 November 2020 | IN PERSON FOR THE | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1802185/2020 | 13 November 2020 | Mr J Hurley | Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council PUBLIC PRELIMINARY HEARING Heard: BY CVP | England & Wales | — |
| 1802232/2020 | 13 November 2020 | Miss Jasmine Fuller | Mr. D and Mrs L Smith t/a Preceptory Lodge | England & Wales | — |
| 4104839/2020 | 13 November 2020 | Mr G Shilliday | By Telephone East Dunbartonshire Council | Scotland | — |
| 3201807/2020 | 13 November 2020 | Andrew Hibben | URBN UK Ltd | England & Wales | £62,839 |
| 1306482/2019 | 13 November 2020 | Miss R Dovkants | Cathedral Leasing Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1601929/2019 | 12 November 2020 | Mr M Anderson | Brenntag UK Limited Heard: by video | England & Wales | — |
| 2305262/2019 | 12 November 2020 | Mr R Mohammed | East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust PRELIMINARY HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 1401924/2020 | 12 November 2020 | Miss L Thomas | Devon county Council | England & Wales | — |
| 1404440/2019 | 12 November 2020 | Ms J Coleman | Swindon Borough Council | England & Wales | — |
| 1401462/2018 | 12 November 2020 | Miss W Butler | Wm Morrison Supermarkets Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1306691/2019 | 12 November 2020 | Mr A Rehman | -v- DHL Services Limited PRELIMINARY HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 2205133/2019 | 11 November 2020 | Mr D Brown, Counsel For the | Mr G Burgess, Solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 1801646/2020 | 11 November 2020 | Mr P Connell | Ocado Central Services Limited | England & Wales | £14,714 |
| 3302830/2018 | 11 November 2020 | Mr N Toms, Counsel For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2300003/2020 | 11 November 2020 | Miss Thurdy Campbell | Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust & Others | England & Wales | — |
| 2303801/2018 | 10 November 2020 | Mr A Montasir | NHS Business Services Authority | England & Wales | — |
| 2301821/2020 | 10 November 2020 | Mr J Smithson | Q2 Signature Group Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1303791/2019 | 10 November 2020 | Mr T Allsopp, Solicitor For the | — | England & Wales | — |