LLG Eastern Regional Meeting - 8th October 2025
Join us for the next online gathering for all Eastern region members as your host, Emma Duncan - LLG's Eastern Director welcomes guest speaker Alex Lawrence from Anthony Collins to speak about LGR.
Navigating the practical realities - LGR, public procurement and contracts
This session will be delivered by Alex Lawrence, Legal Director at Anthony Collins. Alex will discuss:
This meeting will take place on Zoom and is FREE for members to attend. Book now to secure your place.
Having gained extensive experience both in-house at a large local authority and in private practice, Alex is a legal director in the projects team. Working within the local government and wider public sector, Alex specialises in commercial contracts, public procurement, subsidy control and governance matters.
Alex provides clear, comprehensive and practical advice on the design of procurement processes, the development of tender documents, and the preparation and management of contracts in line with public procurement law. As well as advising on the set-up arrangements for Teckal/horizontal arrangements, joint ventures and collaborative working.
A “leading associate” for local government in the latest Legal 500 rankings and an “associate to watch” in Chambers and Partners, Alex provides guidance on a range of further service areas including waste and environment, having acted on a large-scale waste procurement for the disposal of residual waste and management of household waste recycling centres, as well as highways, transport, leisure, adult social care and children’s social care.
On the governance front, Alex’s work includes local government vires, decision-making, standards investigations and the setup/operation of new delivery models such as companies and limited liability partnerships.