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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| Withdrawn | 1,435 | 11% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1307679/2019 | 23 March 2020 | G McIntosh | Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 1600689/2019 | 20 March 2020 | Mr R Thomas | William Evans & Sons (pentreberw) Ltd (R1) John Evans (R2) | England & Wales | — |
| 1600363/2019 | 20 March 2020 | Ms D Burdynska | Johnsons Apparelmaster Limited T/A Afonwen Laundry | England & Wales | — |
| 2602601/2018 | 20 March 2020 | Mr K Davey | Lincoln College | England & Wales | — |
| 1601662/2019 | 20 March 2020 | Ms S Hughes | Shaw Healthcare Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2206110/2018 | 20 March 2020 | Mr N Clarke (counsel) For the | Mr A Williams (Solicitor Advocate) | England & Wales | — |
| 2303567/2019 | 20 March 2020 | Miss K Thomas | 1) Optivo 2) Christina Barton 3) Suzie Woodhams | 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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| 1800636/2020 | 20 March 2020 | Mr T Gracka(solicitor) For the First | Staffline Recruitment Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4105478/2020 | 20 March 2020 | E.T. Z (WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4105478/2020 (P)5 Held on May 2021 Employment Judge J M Hendry Mr D Dawson | University of Aberdeen | Scotland | — |
| 1404910/2018 | 20 March 2020 | Mrs S Mansfield | Adrian Bressington t/a AB Family Law | England & Wales | £152 |
| 1600914/2019 | 20 March 2020 | Ms S Hughes | Shaw Healthcare (group) Limited (R1) Peter Jeremy Nixey (R2) | England & Wales | — |
| 4106994/2019 | 20 March 2020 | Miss Z Stevenson | Represented by: Mr J Meechan - Solicitor The Scottish Police Authority | Scotland | — |
| 2304984/2019 | 20 March 2020 | Miss T Ali | Mytime Active | England & Wales | — |
| 2300039/2019 | 20 March 2020 | Mr R Griffiths | Travelodge Hotels Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2600210/2020 | 20 March 2020 | Miss K Wildgoose | Choice Support | England & Wales | — |
| 2400882/2020 | 20 March 2020 | Ms U Patel | Spamedica Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2416926/2018 | 20 March 2020 | Miss S Irving | MD Insurance Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2400628/2020 | 20 March 2020 | Mr J Shorrock | ISS Facility Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2401239/2020 | 20 March 2020 | Ms J Henry | Visyon Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1601476/2019 | 20 March 2020 | — | Noyle v HCB Widdows Mason Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2304071/2019 | 19 March 2020 | Mr C Seeney | Office Holdings Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2601096/2019 | 19 March 2020 | Mr L Hopewell | University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust AT A PRELIMINARY HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 2303788/2019 | 19 March 2020 | Mr S Pettit | Stuart Gready-Ocl Regeneration Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1800895/2020 | 19 March 2020 | Mr M Brown | West Yorkshire Police | England & Wales | — |
| 2302168/2019 | 19 March 2020 | Ms H Earl | Capita Business Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1300502/2019 | 19 March 2020 | In Person For the | Mr P Gorasia - Counsel | England & Wales | — |
| 1800136/2020 | 19 March 2020 | Mr D Briggs | Covance Clinical and Periapproval Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1801062/2020 | 19 March 2020 | Miss S Green | DFS Trading Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1804902/2019 | 19 March 2020 | Ms N Asantewaa | East Riding of Yorkshire Council AT A HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 1601417/2019 | 19 March 2020 | Mr R Pring | SSE Electricity Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2203536/2019 | 19 March 2020 | Did not attend and was not represented For the | Westminster City Council and Ms A Farrell | England & Wales | — |
| 2502659/2019 | 19 March 2020 | Mrs W Hind | Durham University | England & Wales | — |
| 2300269/2020 | 19 March 2020 | Mr E Lue-Shing | Engie Regeneration Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4111308/2019 | 19 March 2020 | 69(scot) claim dismissed on withdrawal rule EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No 4111308/2019 Mrs HM Thompson | Aberdeenshire Council | Scotland | — |
| 1801373/2020 | 19 March 2020 | Mr Z Jalal | Resq | England & Wales | — |
| 2501468/2018 | 19 March 2020 | Miss S Noble | Department for Work and Pensions | England & Wales | — |
| 2303501/2019 | 19 March 2020 | Miss N Griffiths | Ms Dallas Pounds Royal Trinity Hospice | England & Wales | — |
| 1806786/2019 | 19 March 2020 | Mr J Doyle | Techrete (UK) Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1800712/2019 | 18 March 2020 | Miss K Coyne | South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2500589/2019 | 18 March 2020 | Mr G Picard | Arriva North East Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1806949/2019 | 18 March 2020 | Mrs S Cockram | Wakefield Metropolitan District Council | England & Wales | — |
| 1601801/2018 | 18 March 2020 | MISS ASHWORTH (COUNSEL) FOR THE | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2413702/2019 | 18 March 2020 | Mrs C Hollin | Springfield Manor Gardens Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2302960/2018 | 18 March 2020 | Mr B Toner of Counsel For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2400939/2020 | 18 March 2020 | Mrs H Dent | Cumbria County Council | England & Wales | — |
| 2501945/2019 | 18 March 2020 | Miss SL Hickman | The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 1807362/2019 | 18 March 2020 | Miss SJ Cuckson | Sense | England & Wales | — |
| 1601395/2018 | 18 March 2020 | Mr N Batt | Dow Silicones UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1805085/2019 | 18 March 2020 | Mr A Charalambides | Brake Bros Limited | England & Wales | — |