Nick Worsley KC
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Introduction
Nick defends and prosecutes all areas of criminal law with particular experience in violent and sexual offences; drugs, fraud and money laundering. He also practises from St. Paul's Chambers, Leeds.
Background and Expertise
He has represented police officers, medical staff and members of the armed forces in criminal proceedings, misconduct cases and disciplinary hearings.
Nick has considerable experience in cases involving children – whether as defendants or witnesses.
He has completed training in The Hague as one of panel of co-counsel for the defence to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon.
Reported cases
Definition of ‘public place’
Trials in absence,amendment of indictment, scope of cross-examination
Genuine belief in age
Financial Crime
Defence - Fraud at flagship academy school
Defence - £170million "vishing" fraud
Complex mortgage fraud and tax evasion
Prosecution - £multi-million duty evasion
Misconduct
Defence - misconduct and appropriation of charity assets by assistant executive director
Defence - misconduct in public office. UKBA employee using computer database for improper purpose
Defence - Police Officer charged with misconduct involving theft, drugs and sexual predation
Defendant charged with abuse of nursing home resident with dementia
Serious Crime
Defence - manslaughter and attempting to pervert the course of justice
Defence - Murder (shooting)
Defence - people trafficking by solicitors
Prosecution - high value international drug smuggling
Sexual Offences
Defence - grooming, trafficking and rape
Defence - prosecution for sexual offences where the complainant refused to give evidence
Prosecution - historic sexual offences committed by an international pianist against young boys
Defence - stranger rape of a student involving drunken consent/behaviour of the complainant
PROFILE: Nick Worsley KC*
Year called
1998
Specialisms
Crime
Confiscation / POCA
Fraud, Bribery & Corruption
Serious Crime
Sexual offences
Disciplinary
Regulatory / Disciplinary
Military
Military
Education
MA (Law), Trinity College, Cambridge
Memberships
Middle Temple
North Eastern Circuit
North Eastern Circuit Education Committee
Elected Member of the Bar Council
Bar Council's Remuneration Committee
Criminal Bar Association
Liberty
Appointments
CPS Panel (Grade 4)
CPS RASSO list
CPS Fraud Panel (Grade 4)
CPS POCA Panel (Grade 4)
CPS Serious Crime Panel (Grade 4)
Attorney General's "B" list of advocates