

Dr Anton van Dellen
Barrister
Year of Call: 2010
Appointments
HM Assistant Coroner, West London
The Inns of Court College of Advocacy (Accredited Advocacy Trainer)
Advocacy trainer, University of Warsaw
Education
DPhil, Christ Church, University of Oxford
BVC, BPP University
LLM, BPP University
MA (Law), Trinity College, University of Cambridge
MBBCh, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
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Dr Anton van Dellen, Barrister
Dr Anton van Dellen has been described in Legal 500 for defamation and privacy: “Anton is without any doubt a counsel and fighter for justice without borders. He perfects his legal submissions and advocacy by attention to subtle details, scrutinised analysis of the circumstances, and dauntless approach to the challenges. Very knowledgeable, approachable, and reliable.”
In a recent case in the Court of Appeal, Lord Justice Green described Anton in the following terms: “The applicant had instructed experienced specialist counsel who had lodged submissions which were carefully crafted …. “.
Anton has been instructed in many high value commercial cases, including cases involving disputes over a loan of $400million to acquire shares in a Siberian oil field; £110million in foreign exchange money laundering; £40million in cryptocurrency trading software; and £12million in Bangladesh power company shares.
Dr Anton van Dellen has a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBCh) from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg; a Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) in Physiology from the University of Oxford; a Master of Arts (MA) in Law from the University of Cambridge; and an LLM from BPP. He was a Fellow at Christ Church, University of Oxford.
Anton sits as HM Assistant Coroner in West London and is an advocacy trainer for Inner Temple. He has also delivered expert witness training for the Royal Society of Medicine and a range of other medico-legal training for other NHS organisations.
Anton worked as a registrar in neurosurgery before taking up senior management roles in the NHS. Since qualifying as a barrister, he has represented parties in wide range of Courts and Tribunals.
Anton is an elected member of the Bar Council, is Vice-Chair of the Bar Council’s Legal Services Committee and a member of the Bar Council Education and Training Committees. He is Junior Bar Auditor for Inner Temple and sits on Inner Temple’s Executive, Treasury, Eastes and Bar Liaison Committees. He was awarded a Princess Royal scholarship from Inner Temple and was a Rhodes Scholar at the University of Oxford.
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Recognition & Overseas
Recommendations
“Dr Anton van Dellen is incredibly knowledgeable and experienced and is willing go out of his way to achieve the best outcome in each case. He provides thorough and timely legal advice. I admire his approachability and sympathetic attitude towards his clients. He will always find the time to assist and answer any questions that the client may have and does so in a compassionate yet authoritative way.”
“Dr Anton van Dellen is very experienced Counsel who is always there to assist you to understand your legal position and agree the best strategy to resolve your issues in the most efficient and cost-effective manner. He is highly recommended”
“Bringing the court closer to the person with disability: Judicial exemption from the Equality Act and interference with reasonable adjustments for litigants with physical disabilities”
“I believe Anton van Dellen to be a truly outstanding professional, who has worked so hard to fight my corner and to get my voice heard in court. I am always grateful for everything Anton does. Thank you so much.”
Dr Anton van Dellen Cases & News
Compliance and AML conference in Warsaw
Dr Anton van Dellen is speaking at 8th National Compliance and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) conference in Warsaw. Anton is [...]
Urgent injunction granted to prevent sale of Batmobile
Dr Anton van Dellen was instructed by Elo Trustees Limited to prevent the sale of 8 vehicles, including a [...]
IOPC close to beginning new investigation
Dr Anton van Dellen was instructed by Ricky Waumsley, the partner of Daniel Whitworth, in the inquests which investigated [...]
Judgment on foreign language broadcast meaning
Dr Anton van Dellen is representing the Defendant, Dunya News, in a claim being brought against it by a [...]
The court’s approach to key defences in the Defamation Act 2013
The Defamation Act 2013 marked an attempt to codify some of the pre-existing common law. However, this process has [...]
Corrie McKeague’s father thanks Dr Anton van Dellen
The jury in the inquest into the death of Corrie McKeague concluded that Corrie's death was contributed to by ineffective [...]