Employment tribunal cases against The Secretary of State for Justice

Since 2017, The Secretary of State for Justice has appeared as a respondent in 225 employment tribunal cases, with £45,774 in total awards recorded against the employer.

Total cases: 225
Total awarded against: £45,774
Largest award: £8,382
Most common claim: Unfair dismissal

Indexed: 5 May 2026

Cases by claim type

19 distinct categories

#	Claim type	Cases
01	Unfair dismissal	111
02	Disability discrimination	109
03	Race discrimination	46
04	Breach of contract	45
05	Unlawful deduction from wages	43
06	Sex discrimination	29
07	Whistleblowing	21
08	Working time regulations	20
09	Religion or belief discrimination	13
10	Age discrimination	10
11	Redundancy	6
12	Trade union	6
13	Other	6
14	Victimisation	5
15	Sexual orientation discrimination	4
16	Pregnancy and maternity discrimination	3
17	Part-time worker regulations	2
18	Flexible working	1
19	Equal pay	1

All cases

225 cases · chronological

Case ref.	Decided	Jurisdiction	Claimant	Claim types	Award
1304592/2021	30 April 2026	England & Wales	Mr James Washbrook	Breach of contract, Unfair dismissal	—
3332687/2018	29 April 2026	England & Wales	Miss L Whareham	Disability discrimination, Redundancy, Sex discrimination, Unfair dismissal	—
3300481/2019	27 April 2026	England & Wales	Mr G Flaxman	Breach of contract, Unfair dismissal	—
3327228/2019	26 April 2026	England & Wales	Miss J Armitage	Unfair dismissal	—
2200059/2019	26 April 2026	England & Wales	Miss M Moussa	Disability discrimination, Trade union	—
3306505/2018	26 April 2026	England & Wales	Mr O Adams	Unfair dismissal	—
1304657/2018	26 April 2026	England & Wales	Miss J Cameron	Disability discrimination, Unfair dismissal	—
1301262/2019	26 April 2026	England & Wales	Mr M Shabir	Breach of contract, Redundancy, Unfair dismissal, Working time regulations	—
1301707/2025	25 April 2026	England & Wales

Methodology

Data extracted from published employment tribunal judgments on gov.uk. Case reference, decision date, judge, venue and claim categories come from structured metadata. Claimant and respondent names are extracted from the judgment PDF text. Outcomes and compensation are not yet populated for every case — see how the data is built.