Welcome to the first Midlands Regional meeting of 2026, hosted by Nichola Vine, LLG's Regional Director for the Midlands.
We are delighted to be joined by Claire Ward and Matthew Gregson from Anthony Collins for this meeting. More details will be available soon of the topic for this session, but please book now to secure your place for this meeting.
This meeting will take place on Zoom and is FREE for members to attend.
Leading the firm’s governance work for local government, Claire acts as a crucial sounding board for all levels of local government, advising monitoring officers and members, helping them to make informed legal decisions.
Equipped with over 20 years of in-house experience, Claire advises local authorities and their companies on regulatory governance matters, reviews constitutions, governance arrangements and decision-making. She is in high demand to undertake standards investigations and is well regarded for providing member training. Her depth of experience across county, district and unitary local councils has shaped her extensive knowledge of local government challenges. Claire is able to guide authorities across the country on what they can accomplish and more importantly how to go about doing it. She also leads Anthony Collins' local government reorganisation work, alongside Matthew Gregson.
Claire takes pride in offering practical and timely advice to officers and working as a team to support their work. For her, Anthony Collins is the perfect workplace, allowing her to fulfil her passion as a local government lawyer again.
The head of the firm’s local government sector team, Matthew is a trusted employment lawyer who is known for his commitment to clients and approachable style of service.
With over 20 years of experience, Matthew has built a client base of local authorities and senior council officers whom he advises on a wide array of employment matters. His experience is broad, covering ‘live’ internal disputes, internal investigations, senior officer departures and settlement agreements, as well as supporting employee investigations and guiding clients on the crossover between employment law and governance. Trusted for his excellent advice, Matthew also appears before council committees to advise on senior officer employment issues and provides training on a variety of topics, including training for councillors on conducting dismissal appeal hearings. Matthew also advises clients in the charities, social housing and health and social care sectors on employment law issues.
His exceptional work ethic and success as a leader in the local government sector is recognised nationally on both the Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners rankings. Matthew is motivated by the opportunity to make a real difference to his clients’ lives and wider communities through his profession and he takes great pride in applying his legal expertise to a range of professional settings.
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