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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| Withdrawn | 1,435 | 11% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3331977/2018 | 6 July 2018 | In person, assisted by Mr S Aries For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2301231/2017 | 4 July 2018 | Ms K Annand, Counsel For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 4102397/2017 | 2 July 2018 | Mrs M Carmichael | W & I McDermid | Scotland | — |
| 2303161/2018 | 2 July 2018 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 4102338/2018 | 2 July 2018 | C Lucas (sitting alone) Miss Atlanta McDonald | — | Scotland | — |
| 4104740/2018 | 2 July 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4104740/2018 Held at Glasgow on June 2018 Employment Judge: M s M Robison | Represented by Mr L Anderson Solicitor Mr P Griffiths Forth & Oban Limited | Scotland | — |
| 3333570/2018 | 25 June 2018 | In person For the | Mr Alan Williams (Solicitor) | England & Wales | — |
| 2206253/2018 | 22 June 2018 | Ms A Thobarn, Union Representative For | — | 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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| 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 |
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| 4106356/2017 | 13 June 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: S/4106356/2017 Heard in Glasgow on May 2018 Employment Judge: lain F Atack Mr Samuel Casement The Royal Bank of Scotland PIc | Represented by:- Mr E Wilson Student Advisor | Scotland | — |
| 3200544/2017 | 13 June 2018 | Ms K Hamad-Okunnu | London Borough of Waltham Forest | England & Wales | — |
| 2600503/2018 | 12 June 2018 | Mr. DJ Lacey | Vape Domain Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2304033/2017 | 11 June 2018 | Mr S Ganning | River Island Clothing Company Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2303981/2017 | 30 May 2018 | Mr D Mellin | Hawkinge Town Council | England & Wales | — |
| 1600704/2017 | 30 May 2018 | Mr G Powell | Ash Manor Cheese Company Limited & Dale Farm Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4100354/2017 | 29 May 2018 | G DohertyMr J Burnett | Mr X | Scotland | £8,654 |
| 3328960/2017 | 26 May 2018 | Mr Mukhtiar Singh - Counsel For the | Mr Richard Wayman - Counsel | England & Wales | — |
| 2303465/2017 | 22 May 2018 | Mr P Stanislas, Counsel For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 4102599/2017 | 22 May 2018 | — | Tesco Personal Finance plc | Scotland | — |
| 2201589/2018 | 22 May 2018 | Ms B Williams | Imperial College NHS Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 4102617/2018 | 21 May 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: S/4102617/2018 Held in Glasgow on May 2018 Employment Judge: lain F. Atack Kamaljeet Singh Advocate General for Scotlandas representing the Ministry of Defence | Represented by: In Person | Scotland | — |
| 2206571/2018 | 18 May 2018 | Ms I | C Jianu | England & Wales | — |
| 2500235/2018 | 14 May 2018 | Mr W Glendinning | Tesco Stores Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2200632/2018 | 11 May 2018 | Mr J Grant | Caffe Di Artisan (Global Holdings) Ltd | England & Wales | £1,500 |
| 3307153/2018 | 11 May 2018 | Mr L. Dhillon | Royal Mail Group Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4104733/2017 | 10 May 2018 | Mr Donald Reid | LLP | Scotland | — |
| 4105087/2016 | 9 May 2018 | Members: Gerry Coyle John Hughes X | Represented by: Ms C Freeland - Lay Representative South Lanarkshire Council | Scotland | — |
| 1801339/2017 | 9 May 2018 | Miss S J Austin | Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | England & Wales | £269,114 |
| 2300688/2017 | 9 May 2018 | Mr J Reeves | The Commissioner of the Metropolis | England & Wales | — |
| 4104575/2017 | 9 May 2018 | Members: John McElwee John Hughes Ms Mandy Davies | Represented by:-15 Ms K Osbourne - Solicitor Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service | Scotland | £19,010 |
| 2301456/2017 | 9 May 2018 | Mr G Ettridge | Thales Training & Simulation Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2301842/2017 | 30 April 2018 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1600538/2016 | 27 April 2018 | - MR A BOUSFIELD (COUNSEL) FOR THE | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2205943/2018 | 25 April 2018 | Miss S Asghar | Talentyard Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3331223/2018 | 24 April 2018 | in person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1400283/2018 | 23 April 2018 | in person | Mr French-Williams | England & Wales | — |
| 2303260/2017 | 20 April 2018 | Mr D Walshe | Department for Transport | England & Wales | — |
| 1600473/2016 | 18 April 2018 | Mrs N Johnson | Mental Health Care UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2300561/2017 | 17 April 2018 | Mrs P Spence | Home Office | England & Wales | — |
| 2301764/2017 | 17 April 2018 | Mrs R Rioux | (R1) The Governing Body of Patcham House school (R2) Brighton & Hove City Council | England & Wales | — |
| 2303089/2017 | 17 April 2018 | Mr E Hasa | Purelake New Homes Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1802563/2018 | 17 April 2018 | Mrs EM Bullock | — | England & Wales | £1,620 |
| 4102323/2017 | 13 April 2018 | Members: Mr Peter O’Hagan Mr Andrew McFarlane Mrs Amanda Tonner | Represented by: Mr S McCluskey Friend Conroy McInnes Solicitors | Scotland | — |
| 3332982/2018 | 11 April 2018 | In person – assisted by a friend, Ms Smith For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 3347076/2016 | 10 April 2018 | Mr M Aslam, Counsel For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2602214/2017 | 10 April 2018 | Mrs D Jenkin Jones | Shakespeare Martineau LLP; Mark Beesley Emma Shipp Mark English Victoria Tester Andrew Taylor Andrew Whitbread Andy Raynor | England & Wales | — |
| 2302962/2018 | 7 April 2018 | Mr D Lamina, McKenzie friend For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2602464/2018 | 5 April 2018 | Mr N Parsons, the claimant’s partner. For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 3327949/2017 | 4 April 2018 | — | Shahid Karim 247 Logistics Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2207224/2021 | 4 April 2018 | Ms J Schemane | Mace Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4107557/2017 | 3 April 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4107557/2017 Miss H Cameron | Crail Medical Practice | Scotland | — |