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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| Withdrawn | 1,435 | 11% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4118413/2018 | 15 July 2019 | — | Wm Morrison Supermarkets pic | England & Wales | — |
| 2303805/2018 | 15 July 2019 | In person For | — | England & Wales | — |
| 4122942/2018 | 12 July 2019 | E.T. Z (WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4122942/2018 Held in Aberdeen on & June 2019 Employment Judge N M Hosie Tribunal Member A W Bruce Tribunal Member V Lockhart Miss M Brander | Represented by Mrs H Brander –20 Mother Bachlaw Ltd t/a Lillies Kindergarten | Scotland | — |
| 3201230/2019 | 12 July 2019 | Mr S. Leacy | Building Crafts College Trading Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2300617/2018 | 12 July 2019 | Mr G Hales (Father of the claimant) For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1402733/2019 | 12 July 2019 | Mr A Mason | Eastleigh Borough Council | England & Wales | — |
| 2304574/2018 | 11 July 2019 | Mrs M Itulu | London Fire Commissioner | 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.
| British Telecommunications plc |
| 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 |
| 2503209/2018 |
| 11 July 2019 |
| Mrs G Martin |
| Together For Children |
| England & Wales |
| — |
| 4123491/2018 | 10 July 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4123491/2018 Mrs J Griffiths | Represented by: Mr N Stewart,- Solicitor Aberdeen City Council | Scotland | — |
| 2402214/2019 | 10 July 2019 | Mr P Lawrence | Charles Stanley & Co. Limited | England & Wales | £576 |
| 3318964/2019 | 10 July 2019 | Miss C Purnell | Emma Nesbitt | England & Wales | — |
| 2304084/2017 | 10 July 2019 | Mr W McLeod | London Borough of Southwark | England & Wales | — |
| 4118430/2018 | 10 July 2019 | M RobisonMr W Muir Mr K Thomson Ms J Adegun | Represented by Mr G Cunningham Counsel The Mungo Foundation | Scotland | — |
| 2303046/2017 | 10 July 2019 | Ms S Siegel | King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 1405190/2018 | 10 July 2019 | Mr N Mills | Kier Group plc | England & Wales | — |
| 2302546/2018 | 9 July 2019 | Mrs M Purkiss | Horder Healthcare | England & Wales | — |
| 2301314/2017 | 9 July 2019 | Mr M Curtis | Secretary of State for Transport | England & Wales | — |
| 1403414/2019 | 9 July 2019 | Ms K Moth | The Chief Constable of Devon and Cornwall | England & Wales | — |
| 2201864/2018 | 9 July 2019 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2417790/2018 | 9 July 2019 | Mr C Elliott | Hyndburn Borough Council | England & Wales | — |
| 2301429/2018 | 9 July 2019 | Mr P Chiosa | Pietro Addis & Sons Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2400008/2019 | 9 July 2019 | Ms D Fitton | Manchester City Council | England & Wales | — |
| 2304059/2018 | 9 July 2019 | Mr M Watts | Canterbury Christ Church University | England & Wales | — |
| 1402469/2019 | 9 July 2019 | Mr BJ Clements | T.R. King Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1300128/2018 | 9 July 2019 | Mr M Tarrant Mrs J Tarrant | 3L Care Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2206337/2018 | 8 July 2019 | Mr A MacPhail, counsel For the | Mr J Laddie, one of Her Majesty’s counsel with Mr N Roberts, junior counsel | England & Wales | — |
| 3333923/2018 | 8 July 2019 | Mr T Perry, Counsel For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1402649/2019 | 8 July 2019 | Mr S Mayhew | Wilko's | England & Wales | — |
| 3303412/2019 | 6 July 2019 | Mrs K Reece | East Coast Hospice Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4122059/2018 | 5 July 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4122059/2018 Ms J McConnell | Represented by: Mr G Bathgate, Solicitor Scottish Qualifications Authority | Scotland | — |
| 1401619/2018 | 5 July 2019 | in person. For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2416443/2018 | 4 July 2019 | Miss L Reynolds | Shisedio Group UK Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2402868/2019 | 4 July 2019 | Miss L Bridgett | AWH Legal Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1600201/2019 | 4 July 2019 | Mrs K Lyons (1) Mrs L Evans (2) | Playdays Playgroup | England & Wales | — |
| 2503275/2018 | 3 July 2019 | Mr A Lightfoot | Roundel Manufacturing Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1800986/2019 | 2 July 2019 | Miss Firth, counsel | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1403728/2018 | 2 July 2019 | Darren Owen | Galliford Try Employment Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3201285/2019 | 2 July 2019 | Miss A Anne | City Print & Design Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4105933/2019 | 2 July 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4105933/2019 Mr A Kelly | Bluebird Buses Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4106410/2019 | 1 July 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Nos: 4106410/2019 & 4120672/18 Miss N de Wilde | Represented by: Mr P Lefevre - Quantum Claims Baker Hughes Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4107459/2017 | 1 July 2019 | Member H Boyd Tribunal Member P O’Donnell Mr P O’Connor | HM Revenue and Customs | Scotland | — |
| 3200371/2017 | 1 July 2019 | Mr JW Lam | London Borough of Hackney | England & Wales | — |
| 3200644/2017 | 1 July 2019 | Mr Paul Dacey | The Commissioners of HM Revenue & Customs | England & Wales | — |
| 2300737/2018 | 1 July 2019 | Mr G Temme, Legal Assistant on 17 June 2019; and thereafter in person until 21 June 2019. No attendance by or | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2300120/2019 | 1 July 2019 | Mr D Doherty | Edwards Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2302862/2018 | 1 July 2019 | Mr D Gallagher | Engie Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4104942/2018 | 1 July 2019 | Tribunal Member N Elliot Tribunal Member A McMillan Mr B McCluskey | Represented by: Mr J Komorawski Advocate Glasgow Life | Scotland | — |
| 1300962/2018 | 29 June 2019 | Mr David Lane | Ministry of Defence | England & Wales | — |
| 3335145/2018 | 29 June 2019 | Helen Fretwell | Cambridgeshire County Council | England & Wales | — |
| 2600585/2019 | 28 June 2019 | Mr. W Roche | Allestree Woodlands School | England & Wales | — |