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

Property

Land and Property Disputes

Notable cases:

Natwest Bank v FOI Ltd [2020] – Appeal based on setting aside possession order under CPR 39.3(5), the interpretation of ostensible authority in Armagas v Mudogas (1986) and the application of restitutionary principles following Westdeutsche (1996).
MS v ASB [2020] – Successful claim and permanent injunction obtained after multitrack trial for breach of easement after defendant impeded access to driveway by erecting post and gates and applying principle in Moncrieff v Jamieson [2008] 4 All ER 752.
MM v SA & MA [2020] – Interim injunction obtained in case related to property sold under undue influence and tort of deceit. Particulars of claim drafted in matter which led to settlement of most of the issues.
LBC v S [2020] – Possession Hearing application where successfully argued that issue of D’s exams precluded trial from taking place.
S v CL LTD [2020] – Property disrepair and unpaid rent claim at Central London CC.
BP TP v KK MK & BK – [2020] – breach of easement interference and trespass, issues on locus.
MA v SYC [2020] – Obtained interim injunction allowing Claimant back into property and restaurant business following his ‘ousting’.
STA v IW Group Ltd – Advising claimant in commercial lease dispute and ‘auto-renewal’ clauses (2020).
A v OA [2019] – Represented claimant in Accelerated Possession proceedings under Part 55.
BOS v MT [2019] – Application to set aside a possession order under CPR39.3(5) applying Hackney v Findlay [2011].
Natwest Bank v FOI Ltd [2019] – Represented Defendant in set aside application of possession order based on CPR39.3(5) and Findlay and Hackney.