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Dilan Deeljur

Dilan has a wide-ranging civil practice with a particular focus on commercial, property and employment law.

Dilan regularly appears in the County Court, High Court (Chancery Division and King’s Bench Division), Employment and Property Tribunals. He has been praised by judges and clients alike for his pragmatic and straight forward approach.

Dilan has a broad range of experience in dealing with business and commercial disputes. He is regularly engaged by businesses and consumers for issues arising out of business to business and business to consumer contracts. He acts in cases requiring injunctive relief for matters such as restrictive covenants and induced breach of contract, and emergency injunction applications.

His practice in this area also encompasses commercial contracts, commercial property disputes, civil fraud, consumer law, economic torts, costs and damages. Dilan is also often instructed in land, property and tenancy matters including easement, boundary, breach of leasehold, rent and disrepair disputes.

He is currently advising a number of firms on the ‘Mercedes Emissions scandal’ and on Undisclosed Commission on Insurance claims.

Dilan is widely known as a specialist in consumer credit law and financial irregularity. His previous role as Legal Counsel at a Commercial and Financial Litigation firm allowed him to develop expertise in bringing non-disclosure of commission and unfair relationship claims against major banks and insurers.

Dilan acts in Direct Public Access matters and is qualified to accept instructions directly from members of the Public where applicable.

Appointments

  • Gray’s Inn
  • Financial Services Lawyers Association
  • Chancery Bar Association
  • Employment Law Bar Association

Employment

Notable cases:

  • SS v JJD L LTD & DHL [2020] –represented claimant in employment tribunal in sex discrimination case. Claim settled.
  • DT v MB LTD [2020] – represented claimant for racial discrimination with extending time grounds drafted successfully. Claim settled.
  • NN v LW LTD [2020] – Application to include victimisation claim allowed at Employment Tribunal CVP hearing.
  • ES v Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia [2020] – Advising claimant on prospects of success on unfair dismissal claim where jurisdiction of claim (and state immunity) were in question. Direct Application of principles in Benkharbouche v SS for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs [2017] UKSC.
  • TI v SD & FHB LTD [2020] – Represented Defendants in sexual discrimination claim by former employee against beauty parlour and salon business.
  • MI v GDC [2020] – Represented claimant at final hearing in unfair dismissal and discrimination claim.
  • IN v T Ltd [2020] – represented claimant an expert in IT systems in 8-day trial of unfair dismissal and race discrimination claim.
  • K v Serco – Advising on quantum in disability discrimination claim (2020).
  • HSK v Barclays Bank PLC – Advising claimant in unfair dismissal and race discrimination claim (2020).
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