Claim pillar
Tribunal Watch has indexed 6,423 UK employment tribunal cases involving whistleblowing claims, published on gov.uk since 2017. Where compensation was recorded, the median award was £4,492 (the largest £920,302) across 587 cases. Tribunals upheld 14% of the 2,763 decided whistleblowing claims. These cases name 6,113 distinct employers as respondents.
| Outcome | Claims | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dismissed | 2,388 | 54% |
| Struck out | 654 | 15% |
| Other | 516 | 12% |
| Withdrawn | 495 | 11% |
| Upheld | 375 | 8% |
| Settled | 8 | 0% |
| Year | Cases | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 87 | |
| 2018 | 186 | |
| 2019 | 829 | |
| 2020 | 1,116 | |
| 2021 | 745 | |
| 2022 | 736 | |
| 2023 | 769 | |
| 2024 | 716 | |
| 2025 | 775 | |
| 2026 | 464 |
| Case ref. | Decided | Claimant | Primary respondent | Total award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1401505/2015 | 28 May 2019 | M Shoukrey | BMI Healthcare | £920,302 |
| 2202063/2014 | 8 November 2019 | Mr M Epstein For | Government of the State of Qatar | £388,920 |
| 2203888/2020 | 11 March 2022 | Ms L Bone (Counsel) For the | — | £200,000 |
| 3200557/2016 | 31 May 2018 | Mr A Dogra | Acetrip Limited | £124,659 |
| 3301843/2020 | 19 January 2024 | Mr M Magee, Counsel For the | — | £122,654 |
| 6010549/2024 | 9 January 2026 | Andrew Palmer | Aqua Lane Limited | £122,426 |
| 2302047/2022 | 1 March 2023 | Mr I Turner | Tower Demolition (Holdings) Ltd1 (company number 07747685) | £121,602 |
| 2201552/2024 | 24 March 2025 | Mrs E Trobe | Nomad Health Technologies Ltd | £99,169 |
| Case ref. | Decided | Claimant | Primary respondent | Jurisdiction | Total award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2204154/2021 | 13 September 2021 | Did not attend For the | Mr Paul Brill, in house solicitor | England & Wales | £2,000 |
| 2350363/2011 | 13 September 2021 | Mr C L Steer | Seretary Of State For Defence | England & Wales | — |
| 1806757/2020 | 13 September 2021 | Mrs D Haggerty | Modality Partnership | England & Wales | — |
| 2375909/2013 | 13 September 2021 | Mr J P Shannon | Mr Jaikishan Rampersad & Mrs Prithee Rampersad T/a Clifton House Residential Home | England & Wales | — |
| 2416045/2020 | 10 September 2021 | Mr M Wiatr | The David Lewis Centre | England & Wales | — |
| 1304912/2020 | 10 September 2021 | Ms Gillian Crew (counsel) For the first | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1400443/2021 | 10 September 2021 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2603116/2020 | 9 September 2021 |
Cases on this page are identified by first-pass extraction against the locked §4.4 claim-type taxonomy — a judgment enters the whistleblowing caseload if whistleblowingis 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.
| 15 | Transport for London | 8 |
| 16 | Lancashire County Council | 7 |
| 17 | Lidl Great Britain Limited | 7 |
| 18 | Limited (in Liquidation) | 7 |
| 19 | London Borough of Newham | 7 |
| 20 | Serco Limited | 7 |
| Ms J Williams |
| The Governing Body of Snarestone Church of England Primary School |
| England & Wales |
| £250 |
| 2500222/2020 | 8 September 2021 | Ms D Forth | Unitel Direct Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4104993/2020 | 8 September 2021 | ETZ 4(WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND)5 Case Nos: 4104993/2020 & 4102173/2020 (A) Preliminary Hearing by Cloud Video Platform on July 2021 Employment Judge: M A Macleod Mr S Livesey | Limited st | Scotland | — |
| 4108052/2021 | 7 September 2021 | Mr S Graham | Represented by:15 Ms A Bowman Solicitor C Hanlon All Trades Ltd | Scotland | £1,578 |
| 1311286/2020 | 6 September 2021 | In Person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 4107380/2020 | 6 September 2021 | Mr B Kennedy | Lookers plc | Scotland | — |
| 1300454/2019 | 3 September 2021 | Mr N Reid | Branson Recruitment | England & Wales | — |
| 4108015/2020 | 2 September 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4108015/2020 Mr I Gibbons | Brothers of Charity | Scotland | — |
| 2600032/2021 | 1 September 2021 | Miss Deborah Martin | NHS Business Services Authority | England & Wales | — |
| 1406579/2020 | 1 September 2021 | - IN PERSON FOR THE | Sol Attendance Limited | England & Wales | £33,637 |
| 1802823/2021 | 1 September 2021 | No attendance For the | Ms A Skeoch (solicitor) | England & Wales | — |
| 1601915/2020 | 1 September 2021 | Mr R Perry | Waste and Resources Action Programme | England & Wales | — |
| 3306416/2020 | 31 August 2021 | Mr S A Khamis | Gibbs Transport Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4122171/2018 | 31 August 2021 | Miss S Houlihan | — | Scotland | — |
| 3313550/2019 | 31 August 2021 | Mr O A Ogunbiyi, Counsel For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 3310906/2020 | 31 August 2021 | Mr Frater (Solicitor). For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 4100591/2020 | 27 August 2021 | E.T. Z (WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case no 4100591/2020 Held at Dundee on 26, 27, and July and 2, and August 2021 Employment Judge W A Meiklejohn Tribunal Member Ms F Paton Tribunal Member Dr R A’Brook Mr A Greasley-Adams | Represented by: Dr C Greasley-Adams Royal Mail Group Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 3304575/2020 | 27 August 2021 | Mr S Meachem, Solicitor-Advocate For the | Ms G Burns, Solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 2401215/2021 | 26 August 2021 | Miss H Dalziel | Deli 169 Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1310199/2020 | 26 August 2021 | 1) CRAIG KINGS 2) LORRAINE KINGS | Hubb Systems Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4105361/2020 | 25 August 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4105361/2020 Mr A Iwaniec | Link Living Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 1400413/2021 | 25 August 2021 | — | — | England & Wales | — |
| 3307915/2020 | 24 August 2021 | In person. For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 4104941/2020 | 24 August 2021 | D Frew R McPherson Ms. Anita McGeachie | Represented by A Stobart Counsel M Gribbon Solicitor St Mary’s Kenmure | Scotland | — |
| 2601230/2020 | 24 August 2021 | Mr B Swierc | Alloga UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3313920/2020 | 24 August 2021 | Mr M Binks | She Software Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1403938/2021 | 24 August 2021 | Ms K Bonk | Lainston House Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1403361/2020 | 23 August 2021 | Mr D Lambert | 1 RB Buildings SW Ltd 2 Mr R Barons Heard by Cloud video | England & Wales | — |
| 2603929/2020 | 20 August 2021 | Mr S Lawrzecki | Brookes Jordan Ltd (R1) Trudy Doyle (R2) | England & Wales | — |
| 3300032/2021 | 19 August 2021 | Mr T Cooley | Ocado Retail Ltd | England & Wales | £20,960 |
| 3312562/2020 | 19 August 2021 | Mrs L. Smith | The Works Family Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3312049/2020 | 19 August 2021 | Mrs Eastman (wife of Claimant) For the | Mr Jones (consultant) | England & Wales | £5,699 |
| 2204741/2021 | 18 August 2021 | Mrs K Poulter | Ealing Eventide Homes Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1600671/2021 | 18 August 2021 | Ms E Woodward-Bennett | Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board Heard: by video | England & Wales | — |
| 2206338/2021 | 18 August 2021 | in person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 3305426/2022 | 17 August 2021 | Mrs Katia Segor First | Secretary of State for Justice Second Respondent: Mr Michael Spellman | England & Wales | — |
| 2603505/2020 | 17 August 2021 | Mr D Martin | Wm Morrisons Supermarkets Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2415958/2020 | 17 August 2021 | Mr T Reynolds | Capita Customer Management Ltd PRELIMINARY HEARING | England & Wales | £1,000 |
| 3300906/2021 | 16 August 2021 | Ms N Brindle | Little Garden Nursery | England & Wales | — |
| 4109865/2021 | 16 August 2021 | 69(scot) claim dismissed on withdrawal rule EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4109865/2021 Mr J Keenan | The Construction Industry Training Board | Scotland | — |
| 3305321/2020 | 16 August 2021 | Mr M Razzaq | The Secretary of State for Justice | England & Wales | — |
| 1400374/2021 | 16 August 2021 | Mrs K Murray | Somerset NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 1405374/2020 | 13 August 2021 | Mrs Lilia Vickers | Royal Mencap Society | England & Wales | — |