Efstathios Divaris
Year of Call: 2005
Education:
- LLB (Hons)
- LLM (Lond)
- Bar Vocational Course
Areas of Work:
Before joining Chambers, Efstathios was a solicitor with higher rights of audience in a leading firm of solicitors where he gained extensive experience of general crime, fraud and extradition. Since his transfer to the Bar, Efstathios defends and prosecutes in the Magistrates’ Court and the Crown Court. He is regularly instructed for the defence in a wide range of cases, including violent offences, sexual offences and dishonesty. At the same time, Efstathios is a CPS Grade 1 prosecutor and regularly prosecutes on behalf of the CPS and the National Probation Service. He has also been instructed as a case presenter by the Nursing and Midwifery Council and was recently instructed by the Home Office in a cash forfeiture case.
Efstathios is qualified to accept instructions on a direct access basis in suitable cases.
In August 2016 Efstathios gave a presentation to trainee police officers on the PACE Codes of Practice and disclosure.
Recent cases
R v S - Kingston Crown Court
Appeared for the appellant who had been convicted of theft of a pedal cycle in the Youth Court. The appeal against conviction was allowed following a successful submission of no case to answer highlighting the defects of the identification evidence.
R v Z – Snaresbrook Crown Court
Instructed to represent the appellant who had been disqualified from driving following his conviction for driving without due care and attention. The Court quashed the driving disqualification and replaced it with 6 penalty points.
R v O – Aylesbury Crown Court
Instructed for the defence in a trial of dangerous driving and common assault. The prosecution accepted guilty pleas to driving without due care and attention and common assault on a limited basis. The defendant was sentenced to a fine and 6 penalty points.
R v N – Maidstone Crown Court
Instructed for the defence in a trial of conspiracy to burgle schools. The burglaries occurred in the early hours of the morning over a period of several months and the prosecution relied on cell site and ANPR evidence.
R v P – Snaresbrook Crown Court
Successfully defended a client accused of breaching a non-molestation order.
R v S – Kingston Crown Court
Represented a defendant accused of affray and possession of a bladed article in a public place. Following mitigation, the judge was persuaded to sentence the defendant to a suspended period of imprisonment.
R v A – Wood Green Crown Court
Defended a client accused of assaulting his wife. The jury could not agree and the prosecution decided not to seek a retrial.
R v P – Kingston Crown Court
Successfully defended a client accused of possessing articles for use in fraud. The case against the defendant was dismissed following a successful submission of no case to answer.
R v A – Woolwich Crown Court
Appeared for the Prosecution. Secured the conviction of the defendant for assault and criminal damage following a two-day trial.
R v V – Kingston Crown Court
Successfully defended a client accused of grievous bodily harm with intent. At the end of the prosecution case, the prosecution offered no evidence against this defendant while the trial against the three co-defendants continued.
Languages Spoken
Greek (native)
German (conversational)
Spanish (conversational)
Professional Memberships
Lincoln’s Inn
Criminal Bar Association
South Eastern Circuit
North London Bar Mess
Cypriot Lawyers’ Society
Personal interests
Cinema, tango, cooking.