He was best known for his role as the Chief Prosecutor in the John George Haigh case and for becoming a member of the British legal team at the Nuremberg war trials.
From an early age, Edward showed some talent for the stage and appeared in a few minor roles as a child but gave up acting in his teenage years.
[4] Robey changed his surname from Wade at the start of his professional career in honour of his father and continued to use it for the rest of his life.
[1] Robey's first major law assignment was as the Chief Prosecutor in the trial of John George Haigh, a serial killer who was subsequently hanged in 1949.
Soon after, Robey became a member of the British legal team at the Nuremberg war trials and was later appointed a Metropolitan Magistrate in 1954.