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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Governance & Compliance 13: Employment Rights Act reshapes risk and governance
15 May 2026
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Round up on Corporate Governance and Reporting
14 May 2026
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The basics of transition planning
14 May 2026
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Ashurst Governance & Compliance Update – Issue 82
13 May 2026
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European Commission consults on revised ESRS and sustainability reporting standard for voluntary use
12 May 2026
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UK Quoted Company Newsletter Q1 2026
17 Apr 2026
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Ashurst Governance & Compliance Update – Issue 81
09 Apr 2026
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Ashurst Governance & Compliance Update – Issue 80
25 Mar 2026
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Ashurst Governance & Compliance Update – Issue 79
04 Mar 2026
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Government endorses ISSB sustainability reporting standards to create UK SRS
27 Feb 2026
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Ashurst Governance & Compliance Update – Issue 78
11 Feb 2026
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Governance & Compliance 7: The changing nature of cyberattacks and cyber regulation
10 Feb 2026
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Will is joined by Becky Clissmann and Marianna Kennedy to unpack two major developments in the UK corporate environment.
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