Position

Kyri has a specialist family practice with particular emphasis on children work.

Kyri has experience in all aspects of children law, including Public and Private law proceedings, Adoption and Child Abduction. He is regularly instructed in lengthy finding of fact hearings, final hearings and appeals, together with interim hearings and interlocutory applications.

Kyri also represents clients in international family law cases and has appeared in the High Court in child abduction matters. An increasing proportion of Kyri’s practice relates to jurisdictional disputes in Family Law cases, including acting for clients who reside overseas.

Kyri’s practice also includes Ancillary/Financial Relief and Family Law Injunctions.  Notable cases include:

Re S (Withholding Evidence) [2022] EWFC 76

Re I [2020] EWCA Civ 281

Re S (A Child) [2017] EWCA Civ 249

Re P [2016] EWHC 1170 (fam)

Redbridge v SNA [2015] EWHC 2140 (fam)

P (A Child: Use of s.20 CA 1989) [2014] EWFC 775

Re SJ (A Child) [2011] EWHC 473 (Fam)

Education

LLB (Hons) University College London.  BVC City Law School (ICSL).

Mentions

London Bar

Family: children and domestic abuse

LEADING JUNIORS6
Kyri Lefteri – New Court Chambers ‘Kyri is tenacious, clearly reads the papers well and prepares for cases meticulously. His advocacy is clear and forthright.’