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Tuesday, July 08, 2025
What evidence do I need to Claim injury to feelings?
To win any injury to feelings award, you must prove not just the discriminatory act but also its emotional effect on you.
Contemporaneous diary entries and notes
Record incidents promptly—capture what was said or done and how it made you feel. Notes written soon after the event carry weight.
Messages, emails and written communications
Keep copies of discriminatory or harassing emails, texts, WhatsApp messages, or grievance correspondence. These show the nature and timing of the mistreatment.
Witness statements
Lay out incidents clearly, explain in your statementn the emotional response (e.g., “I cried,” “I stopped sleeping”), and describe how it affected your life. Colleagues, friends, or family can attest to what happened and its impact. For example, a friend might confirm: “She was visibly shaken after the meeting"
Professional evidence
Notes from your GP, therapist, or counsellor describing stress, depression, anxiety and treatments, go to show the impact it had on you.
Chronology of a claim
Disclaimer: Please note, none of the answers on this page or connected pages are legal advice, and whilst reasonable steps are taken to ensure its accuracy at the time of publication, the law changes regularly
🧭 Navigating your Claim
⏳ Chronology of a Claim
Click the button below to view the resources relevant to the stage your claim is at, and what is ahead of you!
Try to settle the dispute without starting a claim.
Not able to resolve your issue? Then set out your complaint by completing the ET1 and respond with an ET3
Once the claim has started get the roadmap for your case at a Case Management Hearing ("CMH").
The CMH may identify specific issues to resolve before a Final Hearing, like strike-out or employment status.
You will be ordered to exchange all relevant documents with the other side.
You will need to write a detailed account of your evidence before the Final Hearing and possibly any Preliminary Hearing, and send it to the other side.
This is when your case is decided by the tribunal.
If you win, this stage decides compensation or reinstatement
You may be able to challenge the outcome — but only on limited grounds.
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