Will Chalk is a partner in our corporate transactions practice
Will provides corporate governance and compliance advice to UK listed, AIM and larger private companies. This includes advice on directors' duties, FCA Handbook and AIM Rules requirements, narrative reporting obligations and governance code recommendations. Will spends a lot of his time providing induction and update training to individual directors, boards, and senior management teams as well as general counsel and company secretaries. Will has also deployed various legal tech solutions to various governance and compliance issues.
Will has undertaken various secondments including to the UK Listing Authority (as was) and as the acting company secretary of a FTSE 250 telecoms company. He is ranked as a leading individual in Corporate Governance by the Legal 500. He is also a member of the Financial Reporting Lab's Steering Group.
He has contributed to several publications, including the Business Case for Corporate Governance (Cambridge University Press) and A Practical Guide to Directors' Duties (CBI).
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Implementation of the new Public Offers and Admissions to Trading regime – Updated rulebooks
21 Jan 2026
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Board Priorities in 2026
19 Jan 2026
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Shareholder activism: From shock to strategic certainty
19 Jan 2026
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From principles to practice: AI & Data Governance in the Boardroom
19 Jan 2026
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The new enterprise risk mandate: Precision, agility & oversight
19 Jan 2026
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Redefining cyber readiness: From perimeter defence to Board-level resilience
19 Jan 2026
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Sustainability reporting: From compliance burden to strategic advantage
19 Jan 2026
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The new geopolitical Board imperative: Managing divergence, designing the future
19 Jan 2026
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A cultural imperative: From values to value creation
19 Jan 2026
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Executive remuneration: From compliance to competitive edge
19 Jan 2026
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UK Quoted Company Newsletter Q4 2025
16 Jan 2026
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Ashurst Governance & Compliance Update – Issue 77
15 Jan 2026
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Legal Outlook podcasts
Will is joined by Becky Clissmann and Marianna Kennedy to unpack two major developments in the UK corporate environment.
Listen to "Governance & Compliance episode 5"