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Liverpool firm employee responsible for arrangement of After the Event Insurance Policies for clients barred
The Law Society Gazette reported yesterday on the SRA's decision to place restrictions on Patrick White, former employee of Liverpool firm Parkerwall Ltd, from working for an SRA regulated firm.
He worked both as an employee of the firm and as a provider of consultancy services. His role involved the arrangement of After the Event (ATE) insurance policies for clients and sourcing and introducing new work to the firm. Mr White is not a solicitor.
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"Mr White's conduct was very serious. The forensic investigation uncovered compelling evidence of serious misappropriation of company and client funds on the part of Mr White, involving sustained and deliberate efforts to defraud and deceive others. This has had a damning effect on the firm and its finances and is wholly unethical and unjustifiable behaviour for a member of the profession, particularly someone in a senior position. Mr White's conduct is illustrative of a complete and wilful disregard for the obligations the firm owed to its clients, for his own regulatory obligations as an employee of a regulated firm, and for the rules governing the profession as a whole."
Extract from SRA decision, 13th August 2025
