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Edward Craft

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. · Wedlake Bell LLP

EnglandCorporate / M&A, Corporate GovernanceGerman, French
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About

Partner at Wedlake Bell who leads on complex and innovative corporate transactions and provides technical leadership to both his team and the profession. He has a long-established practice focused on governance and transparency (including PSC, ROE and TRS), chaired The Law Society's Company Law Committee 2019–2022, and has twice authored the Quoted Companies Alliance Corporate Governance Code.

Practice areas

Corporate / M&ACorporate GovernanceRegulatory & Compliance

Office

England

Wedlake Bell LLP · 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.

England

Expertise

Corporate governance & transparencyPeople with Significant Control (PSC) registersRegister of Overseas Entities (ROE) guidanceTrust Registration Service (TRS)Electronic signatures in corporate transactionsQuoted companies / AIM corporate governance

Education

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

Admissions

  • Solicitor, England and Wales (qualified 2000)

Languages

GermanFrench