Edward's experience spans 3 decades, and includes a period as head of Real Estate at TLT and a position on the firms Board of Management. He has led teams specialising in retail ,waste and minerals, charity and education and planning and development.He has also served at Board level for a wide variety of national organisations. Edward's core experience is in acting as legal advisor to a wide range of Developers in both the public and private sectors, including charities and more recently, the Bath Rugby Club .His formative years in private practice were spent running a team dedicated to the Berkley Group's regional work. He also acted extensively for the Hanson PLC Group of companies in mineral exploitation,asset management and environmental projects. He has acted for the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust throughout his career and chaired one of their group Charities . Edward is in no doubt that the biggest challenge comes from dealing with people and in finding solutions to legal issues " working with interesting and challenging people in the property industry is the part I enjoy most “Over the years Edward's skills in putting deals together and his legal expertise have been widely acknowledged and appreciated. He has consistently been recognised as a Leader in His Field in the South West and the M4 Corridor by the Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners.Having retired from legal practice as a Partner at Royds Withy King in May 2018, Edward is now working as a consultant and troubleshooter for various former clients . He remains interested in other NED and consultancy roles and is especially good at problem solving .