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Kyri Argyropoulos

1991

Kyri's practice is exclusively in Criminal law both private and publicly funded. He specialises in the defence of cases involving homicide, serious violence and public order and drugs offences both as junior and leading counsel. Kyri also has extensive and unique experience of defending protesters such as 'Spiderman' and the Fathers 4 Justice protesters.  

Kyri also teaches advocacy as a group leader at Cumberland Lodge.

Recent Cases

• R v CW 2010 Kyri's client was charged with causing death by dangerous driving, however Kyri successfully applied for the case to be dismissed against his client following legal argument on both law and fact.
• R v KK 2010 The defendant Mr K was accused of dangerous driving and was also alleged to have made threatening signs to police suggesting he was in possession of a firearm. 5 officers were called to give evidence as to these facts as well as the firearms officers called to the scene. K's defence was "fit-up". He alleged that all 5 officers had lied in order to cover-up the fact that they had, quite brutally, beaten him up thinking perhaps the car he drove was stolen. A submission of no case to answer was (perhaps unusually) made. It was upheld and the client was acquitted.
• R v CB 2010 Kyri acted for the defendant who, on his own admission had placed the body of his lover (who he met on the Gumtree internet site) in a suitcase in his garage before dumping it on waste ground days later. The case involved not only cell site but Oyster card evidence as well as expert evidence concerning the decomposition of bodies and maggot infestation (further reading: Chambers News).
• R v C and others 2010 Kyri represented one of 7 defendants who had protested against the Anglian Regiments homecoming parade in Luton. The trial lasting 6 days and involved fundamental and complex issues concerning the right to protest and the right to free speech. Kyri is currently appealing the conviction by way of case stated on behalf of all the defendants (further reading: BBC News).

News

• Kyri Argyropoulos & Beth Crocker’s clients avoid immediate custody in "Crash for Cash" fraud
  Representing FK and AB Kyri and Beth successfully argued that, despite the aggravating factors of the potential for serious injury and the drain on the NHS and legal system, their clients fell within the non-immediate custodial band of sentence.
  12 October 2011
• "The Gumtree Killer" Kyri Argyropoulos acts in high profile murder case
  2 July 2010
• Kyri Argyropoulos secures early acquittal for defendant as 5 police officers are accused of fabrication and brutality
  10 March 2010
• Barristers from 15 New Bridge Street defend controversial war protesters
  In a trial that centred on freedom of speech, Kyri Argyropoulos, Sonal Dashani and Mathew Turner defended six Muslim protesters who had been vilified in the press for publicly, and contentiously, expressing their views.
  12 January 2010
• Team from 15 New Bridge Street instructed on behalf of anti-army Anglian Regiment protest in Luton Town 10th March 2009
  17 September 2009
• Kyri Argyropoulos and Archangelo Power secure favourable sentences for defendants convicted of robbery
  16 September 2009
• Kyri Argyropoulos & Archangelo Power Secure Acquittal at Close of 10-Handed 5 Month Prosecution
  8 July 2009
• R v Mr S and Ms MH - Fathers for Justice
  Kyri Argyropoulos was again involved in the defence for the high profile prosecution of a Father for Justice campaigner.
  7 November 2007
• Kyri Argyropoulis acts as junior counsel in nationally reported Manslaughter and Kidnapping case
  Kyri Argyropoulos acted as junior counsel in nationally reported Manslaughter and Kidnapping case involving a Greek national
  7 November 2007
• Drug trial collapses over Supergrass evidence
  Patrick Upward QC and Kyri Argyropoulos recently secured the acquittal of Mr MS on charges of conspiring to supply over 350kg of cocaine from Colombia via Spain Costa Rica, France and Jamaica.
  21 June 2007

Articles

• Unlucky again for the Police and the CPS against Fathers 4 Justice campaigners
  Friday 13th October 2006 proved unlucky again for the Police and the CPS in their continued pursuit of convictions against Fathers 4 Justice campaigners. Represented by Kyri Argropoulos, Guy Harrison was acquitted by the jury at Southwark Crown Court for a Public Nuisance offence.
  2006