Mark Balysz is one of the country’s leading criminal and inquest advocates, specialising in corporate and individual manslaughter, health and safety, environmental prosecutions, trading offences and financial crime.  Mark is a regular guest lecturer in health and safety on the Construction Law and Dispute Resolution Masters degree at King’s College, London University.

Qualified 1995; Gray’s Inn. Commenced career at Chambers of Ron Thwaites QC, 10 King’s Bench Walk. Developed a practice defending those accused of serious and organised crime including complex fraud, drugs supply conspiracies and murder. The first of his 12 murder cases he received at five years call and at only nine years call was a leading junior securing an acquittal after a four month drugs conspiracy trial. Moved to the Chambers of Nicholas Haggan QC in 2001 where he established his regulatory practice, bringing him to the attention of his regulatory peers and an invitation to join Crown Office Chambers in 2010.

Polish.

Health and Safety Lawyers Association; Criminal Bar Association.

Cycling.