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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| Withdrawn | 1,435 | 11% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1403078/2022 | 22 July 2024 | Mr Stephen Monroe | Gem Security Systems Ltd | England & Wales | £1,761 |
| 3205801/2022 | 22 July 2024 | Mr I Lawal | Mitie Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3302081/2023 | 22 July 2024 | Mr B Barbarossa | FCC Environment UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1301745/2023 | 22 July 2024 | — | HRS Family Law Solicitors Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1303194/2023 | 20 July 2024 | Mr J Drozdowicz | TIMET UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1404378/2023 | 20 July 2024 | Mr Iain Chedburn | Emily Estate (UK) Limited T/A The Newt in Somerset | England & Wales | — |
| 1403507/2022 | 20 July 2024 | Ms A Boland | University of Winchester | England & Wales | £31,902 |
| 2411563/2023 | 19 July 2024 | Miss Nadia Sharif | WH Smith Retail Holdings Limited |
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 |
| England & Wales |
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| 1305129/2021 | 19 July 2024 | In Person For the | Mr S Willey (Solicitor) Interpreter: Mr A Miernik - Polish | England & Wales | — |
| 1406185/2023 | 19 July 2024 | Mr M Stephens | LGW Group Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2412169/2023 | 19 July 2024 | Archie Pownall | Alliance Norse Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2216097/2024 | 19 July 2024 | Mr D Greener & Ors | Secretary of State for Work & Pensions | England & Wales | — |
| 3202119/2023 | 19 July 2024 | Ms K Harper | London Borough of Newham | England & Wales | — |
| 1302995/2023 | 19 July 2024 | Mr. M A Rashid | Guide Dogs for the Blind Association | England & Wales | — |
| 6000657/2024 | 19 July 2024 | Leon Kemplay | TFAS Wealth Limited Heard: in public via CVP | England & Wales | — |
| 2212772/2023 | 19 July 2024 | In person For the | Mr L Robert-Lennard, Consultant (acting pro bono - this means he cannot charge the Respondents money, nor should they pay him anything.) | England & Wales | £5,572 |
| 2207642/2021 | 18 July 2024 | Mr M Higgins | University College London | England & Wales | — |
| 6001705/2023 | 18 July 2024 | L Peters | Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2404632/2023 | 18 July 2024 | Miss J Glass | The Ministry of Defence Heard by: CVP | England & Wales | — |
| 2216904/2023 | 18 July 2024 | In person | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2403532/2024 | 18 July 2024 | Mr D Gibson | Makingspace | England & Wales | — |
| 1600074/2024 | 18 July 2024 | Ms R Stangroom-Teel | Leonard Cheshire Disability Considered: In Chambers - Mold | England & Wales | — |
| 2407224/2023 | 18 July 2024 | Mr J Rowlands | The Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue & Customs | England & Wales | — |
| 2213057/2023 | 18 July 2024 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 3300529/2023 | 18 July 2024 | In person (assisted by an interpreter: Greek language) For the | Ms J Stewart (solicitor) | England & Wales | — |
| 3200143/2024 | 17 July 2024 | Miss Seher Sidwell | National Express Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6001013/2023 | 17 July 2024 | Mr A Angell | The Patford House Partnership | England & Wales | — |
| 2303577/2022 | 17 July 2024 | Ms Joan Hogben | Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust HELD AT: Ashford (By Video Link) | England & Wales | — |
| 6001628/2023 | 16 July 2024 | Dawn Mcnee | Whitakers Estate Agents Limited Heard: by CVP in the North East Region | England & Wales | £372 |
| 1304827/2023 | 16 July 2024 | Ms Susan Newby 1st | John Nicholls Ltd 2nd Respondent: Whites Cleaning Company Ltd | England & Wales | £1,606 |
| 3309378/2023 | 16 July 2024 | Mr Paul Dunn | Ministry of Defence | England & Wales | — |
| 1406223/2023 | 15 July 2024 | Mr J Tembey Mortimer | Ye Olde White Harte Limited | England & Wales | £179 |
| 2303207/2022 | 15 July 2024 | Ms Samantha Bradley | Sir Elly Kadoorie & Sons Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2601319/2021 | 15 July 2024 | Mrs M Sisson | Nottinghamshire County Council | England & Wales | £111,108 |
| 2300650/2023 | 15 July 2024 | Mr U Akutu | Marks and Spencer plc | England & Wales | — |
| 2406904/2022 | 15 July 2024 | A Donaldson | The Information Commissioner’s Office | England & Wales | — |
| 3311137/2023 | 15 July 2024 | In person (assisted by friend) For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2406042/2022 | 15 July 2024 | Ms L Anthony | Lime Pictures Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 8001047/2024 | 15 July 2024 | Ms M Ritchie | Represented by: Ms K Law, lay representative Whitbread Group plc | Scotland | — |
| 2301653/2023 | 15 July 2024 | Ms S Dean | West London NHS Trust RECORD OF A PUBLIC PRELIMINARY HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 4105605/2024 | 15 July 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4105605/2024 Held at Aberdeen on July 2024 Employment Judge N M Hosie | — | Scotland | — |
| 3307772/2023 | 15 July 2024 | Ms B Jankovics | Costa Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3311255/2023 | 13 July 2024 | Ms C Mafuta | North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 1805096/2023 | 12 July 2024 | Mr M Haque | Royal Mail Group Limited Heard: in Leeds | England & Wales | — |
| 2306264/2023 | 12 July 2024 | Mr David Arnold | Mr Jason Payne and Mr John Hales | England & Wales | — |
| 3201441/2022 | 12 July 2024 | Mr V Sach | Sanctuary Maintenance Contractors Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3205466/2022 | 12 July 2024 | Ms L Olley | Uniform 7 Limited | England & Wales | £3,810 |
| 4104696/2024 | 12 July 2024 | Members J McCaig and P McColl Mr P Fisher | Represented by: Ms P Wild - Lay Representative Arnold Clark Automobile Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2405779/2022 | 12 July 2024 | Mrs A Gallagher | Royal Mail Group Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2411199/2021 | 12 July 2024 | Christopher Turner | Paul Hartmann Limited | England & Wales | £0 |