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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| Withdrawn | 1,435 | 11% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1301276/2017 | 29 May 2019 | Mr N Brockley, Counsel For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1601003/2018 | 29 May 2019 | Mr H Campbell | Torfaen County Borough Council | England & Wales | — |
| 2414690/2018 | 29 May 2019 | Mr G Sengoma | Sanctuary Management Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2500475/2019 | 28 May 2019 | Mr D Ions 1st | Addison Motors Limited t/a Benfield Motor Group 2nd Respondent: Lookers plc | England & Wales | — |
| 2300690/2018 | 28 May 2019 | Mr O Ogunfuwa | D I Insurance Services Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3329395/2017 | 28 May 2019 | Mr A Murphy | Delice de France Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2207150/2018 | 28 May 2019 | Mrs F. Chowdhury | Unicredit Bank AG | England & Wales | — |
| 4102215/2019 | 28 May 2019 | — |
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 |
| Scotland |
| — |
| 3319187/2019 | 27 May 2019 | Miss MJ Martins Pereira | Spectris plc | England & Wales | — |
| 2302217/2017 | 26 May 2019 | Miss K Johnson | Department of Work and Pensions | England & Wales | — |
| 2301896/2021 | 25 May 2019 | Graham Kempster | The Rec Horsham Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2401869/2019 | 24 May 2019 | Mr S Higson | Integrated Facilities Management Bolton Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2503248/2018 | 24 May 2019 | Mr P Robinson | R1 R Care Procurement Services R2 Paymax Ltd R3 Ezy Solutions Group | England & Wales | — |
| 2301877/2019 | 23 May 2019 | Mr D Foat | Department for Work and Pensions | England & Wales | — |
| 2302475/2017 | 23 May 2019 | Miss K Donnelly | Virgin Atlantic Airways Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1600082/2019 | 23 May 2019 | Miss AB | HM Revenue and Customs | England & Wales | — |
| 2303220/2017 | 23 May 2019 | Mr C Mallon | Cabinet Office | England & Wales | — |
| 2401692/2019 | 23 May 2019 | Miss K Riley | Fence Gate Lodge Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2302324/2017 | 23 May 2019 | Ms J Benger | B&Q Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3327729/2017 | 22 May 2019 | In person For all | Mr J French-Williams, Solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 2602045/2018 | 22 May 2019 | Mr M Bachada | -v- Corps Security (UK) Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4102886/2019 | 22 May 2019 | 69(scot) claim dismissed on withdrawal rule EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No 4102886/2019 Mr G Chesters | Represented by: Mr R Russell Dundee City Council | Scotland | — |
| 3300022/2017 | 22 May 2019 | No attendance or | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1807104/2017 | 22 May 2019 | Miss L Murray | Riccall Carers Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1401663/2019 | 21 May 2019 | — | Dr Jeremy Plumb and Torpoint Community College | England & Wales | — |
| 2418090/2018 | 20 May 2019 | Mrs L Rowlands | J M Recruitment Education and Training Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1305876/2018 | 20 May 2019 | Mrs E Souter | The Coventry Office Furniture Warehouse | England & Wales | — |
| 4103661/2019 | 20 May 2019 | Mr A Tarvit | , Consultant SSE Electricity Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 3335529/2019 | 19 May 2019 | Mr J Marley-Doyle | Oxford University Health Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 3202050/2018 | 18 May 2019 | Mr S Matthews | Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2303847/2018 | 17 May 2019 | Miss L Humm | British Telecommunications plc | England & Wales | — |
| 4104454/2018 | 17 May 2019 | ETZ 4(WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4104454/2018 Hearing at Edinburgh on 26, 27, 28, and November, and 3, and December 2018, and and February 2019; and Members’ Meeting on April 2019 Employment Judge: M A Macleod Mr J Terry Ms E McArthur Lisa Aird | Represented by Ms S Shiels Solicitor Scottish Water | Scotland | £0 |
| 1809893/2018 | 17 May 2019 | Mr G Singh Respondent 1: Bradford College Respondent 2: Inprint & Design Limited | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2602832/2018 | 17 May 2019 | Miss M Dyer | Tesco Stores Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2417875/2018 | 17 May 2019 | Mr M Carrington | Platts Solicitors | England & Wales | — |
| 4102633/2016 | 16 May 2019 | ETZ 4(WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No 4102633/2016 held at Edinburgh on and November 2016, 23, 24, 25, 26, and April and May 2018, 10, 11, 12, and December 2018, 18, 19, 20, and March 2019 and and April and 1, and May 2019 Employment Judge: W A Meiklejohn Members: Ms M Fisher Ms G Powell Mr Christopher Purnell | Represented by Mr D McFadzean, Solicitor The Edinburgh Mela Limited | Scotland | £67,029 |
| 2304499/2018 | 15 May 2019 | Mrs J Predescu | Atkins Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1303130/2018 | 15 May 2019 | Ms Durham (consultant) For the | Mr Yates (solicitor) | England & Wales | — |
| 2417084/2018 | 15 May 2019 | Mr B Harrison | M & S Financial Services plc | England & Wales | — |
| 4122291/2018 | 15 May 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4122291/2018 Miss E Campbell | Represented by: Ms J Redpath - Solicitor Maritime & Coastguard Agency | Scotland | — |
| 3202234/2018 | 14 May 2019 | Mr Christian Mallon | Aecom Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2300152/2019 | 10 May 2019 | Mr T Isaac-Griffiths | Albion and East Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4100395/2017 | 10 May 2019 | E.T. Z (WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100395/2017 Held in Glasgow on 11, 12, 13, and February and March 2019 (and deliberations on April 2019) Employment Judge: W A Meiklejohn Members: Mr I Poad Mr E Borowski Ms Zoe Lucas | Represented by: Ms M Gribbon -15 Solicitor Cosmeceuticals Limited | Scotland | — |
| 1801094/2019 | 10 May 2019 | Mr Kelly, solicitor | Mrs McHugh, solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 1403588/2018 | 9 May 2019 | Mr E Evans | Cygnet Health Care Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2206332/2018 | 9 May 2019 | Ms G. Marett | Incipio Group Limited | England & Wales | £1,020 |
| 4102985/2019 | 9 May 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4102985/2019 Mr S Wilson | The Chief Constable of the Police Service of Scotland | Scotland | — |
| 2202615/2018 | 9 May 2019 | Mr B Adenaike | Ministry of Justice | England & Wales | — |
| 2602355/2018 | 9 May 2019 | Miss M Abdulkarim | Marks and Spencer plc | England & Wales | — |
| 1801058/2019 | 9 May 2019 | Mr D Gregson | United Response AT A HEARING | England & Wales | — |