Edward Craft

Corporate.

Edward leads on the most complex and innovative transactions delivered at Wedlake Bell and provides technical leadership to both the team and the profession.

Edward has sat on the Company Law Committee of The Law Society since 2013 and served as chair 2019-2022. In that role, Edward was responsible for the guidance to solicitors in conducting verification under the new register of overseas entities. The 2021 practice note and Q&A on electronic signatures in the context of COVID has proven a very valuable resource to practitioners.

Edward has a long-established practice focussed on governance and transparency, including PSC, ROE and TRS.

Edward has twice been the author of the Corporate Governance Code issued by The Quoted Companies Alliance, which is used by the vast majority of companies on AIM.

Reigate Grammar School; Nottingham University (1997 LLB Law 2(1)); Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Trent University (1998 Diploma in Legal Practice merit).