Tim Prior, Lead Auditor
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Tim was admitted as a solicitor in 1986 and as a Certified Fellow of the Institute of Risk Management in 2010 (although he retired from the Institute in 2023).
After working at several law firms in the West Country, he spent 21 years working in house in the professional indemnity insurance sector for London Insurance Brokers (LIB), the Solicitors Indemnity Fund (SIF) and Travelers.
During this time, he handled professional negligence claims against firms across much of England & Wales, before becoming more involved in risk management. During his ten years at Travelers, he advised underwriters on risk issues and provided risk management support to professional firms (mostly solicitors, but also chartered surveyors, architects, and accountants). He was also a regular speaker at risk seminars and workshops.
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He set up PNCR Legal in 2010 to provide expert risk and compliance consultancy and audit advice to SRA and CLC regulated law firms. He was an outsourced regulatory inspector for the CLC from 2017 until Spring 2024. These days his main focus is on auditing the files run by law firms to ensure that the service delivered for clients complies with regulatory requirements and is of a high standard.
He writes the sections on property fraud and cybercrime in Frances Silverman’s Conveyancing Handbook. Tim is the author of the Lexcel risk management toolkit (3rd edition).
Lana Velkov, Audit Manager and Compliance Auditor
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Lana graduated with a BSc Business Economics at the University of Exeter followed by MSc Emerging Economies & International Development at King’s College London. She became a Compliance Consultant after gaining exposure to Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorist Financing (AML/CFT) due diligence at a Swiss development finance consultancy.
This work involved researching several Asian banks as part of Asian Development Bank’s (ADB’s) Trade and Supply Chain Finance Program (TSCFP) covering more than 100 banks in 18 emerging markets.
Lana is trained in legal writing, having created an AML/CFT & Sanctions manual. Her knowledge of the legal sector is extensive as a compliance auditor and consultant. Her client work includes the revision of AML manuals, Practice-Wide Risk Assessments (PWRAs) as well as other compliance gap analysis.
Wendy Wilkinson, Chief Executive Officer
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Wendy is well versed in leadership, strategic planning and change management as head mistress of a Cape Town school with over 60 staff and 700 pupils. She.has been a UK Chair of a Board of Governors and, throughout her professional career has demonstrated an ability to adapt, manage and succeed in challenging environments.
As Chief Executive of Assessment Legal, Wendy leads the team in the realisation of our AI products and Compliance offerings. Through her innovation and vision, we continuously improve our products and services.
Paul Wilkinson, Managing Director of Audit Compliance Ltd
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Paul Wilkinson is Managing Director of Audit Compliance Ltd who provide compliance consultancy services and technical support.
An experienced compliance expert and has created a technical development team to provide advanced compliance solutions.
A graduate in Applied Physics, an Accredited ADRg Civil and Commercial mediator and AI specialist, Paul has created cloud solutions for AML risk management, EDD, PCPs and Regulatory Compliance.
Gary Jarvis, Chartered Auditor at Approachable Certification
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Gary is a Chartered Quality Professional and Member of both the Chartered Quality Institute (CQI) and Chartered Management Institute (CMI).
IRCA Certified Lead Auditor. Gary’s details can be found on the International Register of Certified Auditors (Certification ID – 6052255).
Registered Coach and Mentor as part of The Chartered Quality Institutes global coaching and mentoring programme.