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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| Withdrawn | 1,435 | 11% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3320647/2019 | 19 November 2019 | Mr A Clare | Ministry of Defence | England & Wales | — |
| 2601611/2019 | 19 November 2019 | Mrs J Millband | University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (“the third respondent” or “R3”) | England & Wales | — |
| 2204964/2013 | 19 November 2019 | In person For | — | England & Wales | £5,753 |
| 1810669/2018 | 19 November 2019 | Mr J Price | Food Standard Agency | England & Wales | — |
| 3333856/2019 | 19 November 2019 | Mrs S Cox | Tesco Stores Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2406434/2019 | 19 November 2019 | Mr T Myles | Leadec Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1601416/2018 | 19 November 2019 | Ms J Dennis | Lush Retail Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2301670/2019 | 19 November 2019 | Mr G Bruccoleri | EJ Barton |
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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| 1600583/2018 | 19 November 2019 | Mr P Traynor | ProCare Wales Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3306652/2018 | 19 November 2019 | Ms A Hart, Counsel. For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 4107614/2019 | 19 November 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4107614/2019 Mrs F McAllion | South Lanarkshire Council - Local Services | Scotland | — |
| 3320753/2019 | 19 November 2019 | Ms C Culley | Buckinghamshire County Council | England & Wales | — |
| 2417846/2018 | 19 November 2019 | Miss E Wright | Warm Hearth Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1801781/2019 | 19 November 2019 | Mr B Taylor | Niftylift Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1805172/2019 | 19 November 2019 | Mrs A Mather | Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2302916/2018 | 19 November 2019 | Miss P Sneh | H&M Hennes & Mauritz UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2411141/2019 | 19 November 2019 | Miss I Molnar | Martindales Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3201203/2019 | 18 November 2019 | Mr A Britton | HSBC Bank plc | England & Wales | — |
| 4100026/2019 | 18 November 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100026/2019 Mr I Young | Balfour Beatty Group Employment Limited | Scotland | — |
| 1301398/2018 | 18 November 2019 | Mr B Leman | Royal Mail Group Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1805028/2019 | 18 November 2019 | In person | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2416879/2018 | 18 November 2019 | Miss C Seddon | Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2411185/2019 | 18 November 2019 | Mr J Mistry | Hills Biscuits Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3202103/2018 | 18 November 2019 | Mr K Dower | Boots UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2400127/2019 | 18 November 2019 | Mr C Midgley | Silentnight Group Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4123881/2018 | 18 November 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Employment Judge J M Hendry Case No: 4123881/2018 Mr A Birnie | Represented by: Mr R A Falconer, Solicitor Grampian Health Board | Scotland | — |
| 1401211/2019 | 18 November 2019 | Miss K Vosper | Dr Klare Davis | England & Wales | — |
| 1600577/2019 | 17 November 2019 | Mr. I Kirkwood | The Masons Arms (Marshfield) Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1600218/2019 | 17 November 2019 | Mr Johnathan Bishop | The Secretary of State for Justice | England & Wales | — |
| 1601680/2018 | 17 November 2019 | Mr R Smith | Chenery Enterprises Ltd (t/a Premier Windows and Conservatories) | England & Wales | — |
| 1403743/2018 | 15 November 2019 | Mr I Francis | Hampshire Fire And Rescue Service | England & Wales | — |
| 2404771/2019 | 15 November 2019 | Mrs M Gill | David Pluck (North West) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2202045/2019 | 15 November 2019 | in person, with support worker Ms. C. Jacobs For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 4107444/2017 | 15 November 2019 | — | Boum v HMRC | Scotland | — |
| 4107997/2019 | 15 November 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Employment Judge J M Hendry Case No: 4107997/2019 Mr A Johnston | Culbokie, Dingwall Wipro Ltd st | Scotland | — |
| 2400033/2019 | 15 November 2019 | Mr C Ashton | The Co-Operative Group Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1601542/2018 | 15 November 2019 | Mrs R Hopkin Mrs K Perry | National Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 1803291/2019 | 15 November 2019 | Mrs S Kruger-Jones | Covea Insurance plc | England & Wales | — |
| 3334457/2018 | 15 November 2019 | Mr Sidonio Cid | Hire-A-Lite (UK) Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2201599/2011 | 15 November 2019 | Not present or represented | Mr T Cordery | England & Wales | £1,954 |
| 1300358/2019 | 15 November 2019 | Mr P Lunn | Coventry University | England & Wales | — |
| 2502504/2019 | 15 November 2019 | Mr G Hurst | City Fibre Holdings Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4107459/2019 | 15 November 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Employment Judge J M Hendry Case No: 4107459/2019 Mr A Johnston | Kelly Services UK Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 2418114/2018 | 15 November 2019 | Mr P.R. Hughes | Halton Borough Council | England & Wales | — |
| 2405278/2019 | 15 November 2019 | Mr J Mellon | Swissport GB Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2400256/2019 | 14 November 2019 | Mr C Daley | Vodafone Automotive UK Limited | England & Wales | £0 |
| 2502543/2019 | 14 November 2019 | Nicola Hanson | Journey Enterprises Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3307432/2018 | 14 November 2019 | In Person | — | England & Wales | £5,135 |
| 3303632/2019 | 14 November 2019 | Miss Southwell, Sister For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1804959/2019 | 14 November 2019 | Mr J Cox | The Bankhouse Inn | England & Wales | — |