Ed practices from 5 Essex Chambers. Recently he has developed a growing Public Law practice which includes being instructed for the Home Office in the Undercover Policing Inquiry. Additionally, he is instructed in several matters that raise national security issues. In 2023 he was appointed to the Attorney General’s C Panel of Civil Counsel.

In terms of Sports work, Ed was appointed to the Football Association’s National Serious Case Panel in July 2023. Furthermore, he has been sitting on MCC Disciplinary Panels for several years. In July 2024 he was appointed as a Sports Resolutions Pro Bono Service Member

Ed has been instructed in a wide range of regulatory and disciplinary matters by the Rugby Football Union which includes issues relating to anti-doping.

Ed was instructed as part of a barrister and solicitor team by a national sport’s governing body who are exploring the implementation of a new governance structure.

Before commencing pupillage, Ed spent a year with leading disputes practice Peters & Peters LLP. He worked in their Commercial Litigation team on a high-profile case that had been brought by over 100 individuals, including many high profile footballers and cricketers, in relation to investments in schemes offered by The Ingenious Group.

Ed enjoys writing on all issues relating to Sports Law. Previous publications include:

• Article published in the Football Legal, the international journal dedicated to football law, analysing the High Court’s decision in Mercato Sports (UK) Ltd & McKay v Everton FC. (2019)
• Article published by LawInSport, the leading sports law website in the world, “Knocked Down, but Not Out – A Review of the ICC’s new Concussion Replacement Regulations”. (2019). Ed co-authored the article with Thomas Cleeve, of Penningtons Manches Cooper solicitors. The article explored the new concussion replacement substitutions in cricket.
• Article published by LawInSport, “The curious case of Wigan Athletic and the English Football League’s owners & directors test”. (2020). Ed co-authored this article with Wayne Barnes, Partner at Squire Patton Boggs.
• Article published by LawInSport, “Practical Considerations For Introducing A ‘Fit and Proper Test’ To Elected Members OF World Rugby’s Council”. (2021). Ed co-authored this article with the Fulcrum Sports Law team.
• Article published by LawInSport, “Here we go again – how to address pitch invasions in English Football?” (2022).
• Article published by LawInSport, “How have the pitch invasions at Everton and Manchester City been dealt with by the FA?”. (2022). This was a follow up piece to Ed’s article earlier in 2022 on pitch invasions in football.