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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| Withdrawn | 1,435 | 11% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2600747/2017 | 15 January 2019 | Mr O Hyams, Counsel For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2411821/2018 | 14 January 2019 | Ms C Hannell | Lima Networks Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1600539/2018 | 12 January 2019 | Mrs C Summers | Mr J Kinsella – Wood | England & Wales | — |
| 1301938/2019 | 11 January 2019 | Ms R Levene - Counsel For the | Mr S Jagpal - Consultant | England & Wales | — |
| 2302614/2017 | 11 January 2019 | In Person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2201692/2019 | 11 January 2019 | In person | Ms A Rokad - Counsel | England & Wales | — |
| 1302155/2018 | 11 January 2019 | Mr Daniel Parkes | Plastic Bottle Supplies Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1301718/2017 | 10 January 2019 | Mrs L Phipps | Priory Group | 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 |
| 2201876/2018 |
| 9 January 2019 |
| In Person on 20 November and assisted by Ms Lord from ELIPS on 13 December 2018. |
| Ms A Carse - Counsel |
| England & Wales |
| — |
| 4102303/2017 | 9 January 2019 | Members: Foster Evans Alex MacMillan Mr Jamie Simpson | — | Scotland | — |
| 3200924/2019 | 8 January 2019 | Ms M. Gromek | Moto Hospitality Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1303124/2018 | 8 January 2019 | Anthony Mullane | Sofology Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1301029/2018 | 8 January 2019 | Mr D Taheri | Walk in Showers and Baths Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3304145/2018 | 8 January 2019 | Miss L Grady | Nestor Primecare Services Ltd T/a Allied Healthcare (In Administration) | England & Wales | — |
| 1806040/2018 | 7 January 2019 | Mr A Hamid | Wm Morrisons Supermarkets Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2303895/2018 | 7 January 2019 | Mr R Lunn | ZPG plc | England & Wales | — |
| 3300011/2016 | 7 January 2019 | Mr R Gould | ARL Services (UK) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1811070/2018 | 7 January 2019 | Mr McGrath, counsel | — | England & Wales | — |
| 4104706/2018 | 7 January 2019 | Atack Members: Mrs L Brown Mr T Lithgow Mr M Samson | Represented by: Mr W McPartland Solicitor Baillie Estates Ltd | Scotland | £9,635 |
| 4104275/2018 | 4 January 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Held at Aberdeen Case No: S/4104275/2018 Mr JD Hargreaves | Represented by: Ms A Buchanan - Solicitor The Chief Constable Of The Police Service Of Scotland | Scotland | — |
| 4102665/2018 | 3 January 2019 | ETZ 4(WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4102665/2018 Employment Judge: M A Macleod (sitting alone) Ms Ruth Seymour | Represented by Ms M Porteous CAB Volunteer Lochinvar Developments Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 3328100/2017 | 2 January 2019 | Mr B Harland | The Hospice of St Francis | England & Wales | — |
| 2301688/2018 | 2 January 2019 | Mr TS Boyt | The Terrence Higgins Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 3202089/2019 | 2 January 2019 | Miss Z. Alia | Tesco plc | England & Wales | — |
| 2302017/2018 | 31 December 2018 | Mr K Patel | William Hill Organisation Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3327781/2017 | 31 December 2018 | Mrs C Tennant | Tesco Stores Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4118406/2018 | 24 December 2018 | 69(scot) claim dismissed on withdrawal rule EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4118406/2018 Ms J Pearce Or Findlater | Represented by: Mr R Russell Solicitor Tayside Health Board | Scotland | — |
| 4102463/2017 | 24 December 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Held at Aberdeen Case No: S/4102463/2017 Ms S Young | Represented by: Mr B D MacDonald Solicitor John Lewis plc | Scotland | — |
| 3300542/2019 | 22 December 2018 | In person For the | Mr R Santy, Solicitor | England & Wales | £941 |
| 1600877/2016 | 22 December 2018 | Ms J Watson (Representative) For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 4109518/2018 | 21 December 2018 | Mr Brian Gourlay | Gmb | Scotland | — |
| 3331213/2018 | 21 December 2018 | Ms M Haslam | — | England & Wales | — |
| 4112747/2018 | 21 December 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Held at Aberdeen Case No: S/4112747/2018 Mr C Short | Represented by: Mr J Boyle - Solicitor Fireworx Scotland Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4112662/2018 | 21 December 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Held at Aberdeen Case No: S/4112662/2018 Ms J Phillips | Represented by: Ms G Shaw - Solicitor The Highland Council | Scotland | — |
| 2503179/2018 | 21 December 2018 | Mr R Wilson | HM Revenue and Customs | England & Wales | — |
| 4104881/2018 | 20 December 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Held at Aberdeen Case No: S/4104881/2018 Mr B Pirie | Represented by: Ms J Merchant - Solicitor TAQA Bratani Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4100047/2017 | 20 December 2018 | — | Angard Staffing Solutions Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 2201850/2018 | 19 December 2018 | — | Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency | England & Wales | — |
| 4113083/2018 | 19 December 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Held at Aberdeen Case No: S/4113083/2018 Mr J Williamson | Group Employment Services Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4104795/2017 | 18 December 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4104795/2017 Mrs L Bryce | — | Scotland | — |
| 1303390/2018 | 18 December 2018 | Ms. S. Katanya | James Brindley School | England & Wales | — |
| 4109278/2018 | 18 December 2018 | 69(scot) claim dismissed on withdrawal rule EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: S/4109278/2018 Ms D Komender | University of St Andrews | Scotland | — |
| 1808202/2018 | 17 December 2018 | Simon Henry | EE Limited AT A HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 2301028/2018 | 17 December 2018 | Ms R Stevens | The Secretary of State for Justice | England & Wales | — |
| 2301018/2018 | 14 December 2018 | Miss S Boner | Capita Business Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1403418/2018 | 13 December 2018 | Ms M Johnson-Sach | The Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs | England & Wales | — |
| 2301430/2018 | 13 December 2018 | Mr H Edwards (Lay Representative) For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2411489/2018 | 12 December 2018 | Mr K Mallon | Future Directions CIC | England & Wales | — |
| 4112755/2018 | 12 December 2018 | 69(scot) claim dismissed on withdrawal rule EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: S/4112755/2018 Mr W Cowan | Represented by: Mr B McLaughlin Unionline Scotland British Gas Trading Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4112610/2018 | 12 December 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4112610/2018 Mr M Littler | R J Blasting (Scotland) Ltd | Scotland | — |