Deputy Money Laundering Reporting Officer (Deputy MLRO)
I qualified as a solicitor in 1992 with city firm Penningtons.
After leaving private practice I joined the Solicitors Regulation Authority and as the Investigation Manager in the Forensic Investigation unit, I was responsible for a large team who undertook investigations into firms of solicitors following allegations of serious regulatory breaches including mortgage fraud, money laundering and terrorist financing.
During my time with the SRA I personally visited over 1,000 firms of solicitors and regularly gave evidence at the Solicitors’ Disciplinary Tribunal and the Crown Court.
At Neves I am Head of Risk and Compliance and a member of the management group.
Since leaving the SRA, I have gained extensive experience in the legal services industry as a specialist risk and compliance consultant assisting COLP’s, COFA’s and MLRO’s in a variety of businesses ranging from small niche firms to city practices. I have also assisted legal practices to sell, merge or close.
In my spare time, I act as a boarder for the Guide Dogs for the Blind training centre in Leamington Spa and I am currently boarding Maple. She is a German Shepherd/Golden Retriever cross and she is my 50th guide dog.
Andrew Becconsall is our Head of Risk and Compliance
In this role he is responsible for ensuring everything the company does is compliant with the strict regulations that law firms have to adhere to, especially in prevention of fraud.
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