Mark Worsley > Chambers of Anna Vigars KC > Bristol, England > Barrister Profile
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Guildhall Chambers
23 BROAD STREET
BRISTOL
BS1 2HG
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Mark Worsley
Work Department
Crime.
Position
Mark is head of Guildhall’s Crime Team and defends and prosecutes serious crime. Mark also has a wealth of experience in dealing with regulatory matters such as defending DVSA prosecutions, prosecutions arising from Directors’ disqualifications and Ofsted – related appeals. He is instructed both on his own and as a leading junior.
Career
Mark is a member of the CPS prosecutions panel at grade 4. He is also on the CPS rape prosecutions panel. He defends at the equivalent level of seriousness of offending and is regularly instructed in:
- Sex crime
- Fraud
- Drugs
- Money laundering and proceeds of crime
- Violence
Mark has always been keen to assist clients in other areas of the law and has substantial experience defending in VOSA prosecutions, directors’ disqualification cases, RCN tribunal representation and Ofsted appeals. Mark’s longstanding role as a Chair of Governors in a state primary school has lead to him having a depth of knowledge in education law.
Languages
French.
Memberships
- Bar of England & Wales
- Criminal Bar Association
- New York Bar
- Bar of England & Wales
- Criminal Bar Association
- New York Bar
Education
- Inns of Court School of Law
- Emory University School of Law, Atlanta
- LLB Hons, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Lawyer Rankings
Regional Bar > Western Circuit > Crime (general and fraud)
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Mark Worsley – Guildhall Chambers ‘Mark is a high-class criminal barrister. He is a clever and persuasive advocate who thinks hard about the law and deploys it with fine judgement. He is probably the pre-eminent criminal junior in Bristol now.’