About Us
Patricia White Lawyers & Advocates Ltd offer expert dispute resolution legal services in Civil, Commercial & Employment Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution. With a client-focused approach, we provide tailored solutions with integrity and transparency.
Patricia White Lawyers & Advocates Ltd (trading name PW-LA) specialise in Civil, Commercial & Employment Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution. We provide a one stop solution for all of your legal needs in litigation and dispute resolution, whether you are a Litigant in Person or require full service conduct of litigation and Court or Tribunal representation.
PW-LA are seeing a growing demand of enquiries from Litigants In Person. We offer bespoke packages for assisting from document drafting to representation at hearings. We offer Litigants in Person Unbundling services. Unbundling is defined as being tasks that make up a service being divided between us and Litigants in Person. Litigants in Person would usually carry out the less complex areas of case preparation themselves, and we would assist on an ad hoc basis with more complex preparations and advice on procedure.
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We offer Fixed Fees and Damage Based Agreement (Contingency fees) funding. Further explanation can be found here.
We advise on the Law and apply this to your circumstances. We are authorised by Law to conduct Litigation and Advocacy. We appear on behalf of our clients in Courts & Tribunals, where and when required in person and remotely by video or telephone.
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We are a fully operating digital law firm. We offer face to face meetings for local clients at our offices; provide home visits for clients with mobility issues and also speak to our clients via Zoom, Skype, WhatsApp and telephone. We are a modern firm who embraces AI technology and the flexibility to communicate with our clients at a time that suits them, anytime and from anywhere. We can be contacted through text message, WhatsApp or via email and telephone outside of hours. We know that the busy life we all lead means that 9 - 5, Monday to Friday, does not work for the majority of our clients. We are not a 9 - 5 legal service, we go beyond and outside of normal office hours.
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We are independent practitioners and are fully regulated delivering the best of both worlds in Litigation, Advocacy and Alternative Dispute Resolution legal services delivering a cost effective alternative to solicitors and barristers. We conduct a case from beginning to end offering greater benefits to our clients than a traditional law firm because your case stays with us from day one until end of trial.
We are straight talking Lawyers and Advocates, simply saying it as it is. You can be assured that you will be advised on what can and cannot be achieved through the administration of the Law and within the Court and Tribunal procedures.
Our civil caseload includes high level debt recovery, breach of contract, commercial litigation, land and consumer disputes, breach of duty occupiers liability, repossessions, boundary disputes, family and probate disputes and professional negligence/liability. We act for claimants and defendants.
In Employment Tribunals we deal with a variety of disputes including unfair/constructive dismissal, discrimination (race, sex, age, disability, pregnancy and maternity), Whistleblowing, unlawful deductions from wages and redundancy. We advise on all manner of employment disputes for both employer and employees.
About our Managing Director
Patricia White is the founder of PW-LA and sole Company Director. Patricia has specialised in Litigation and Dispute Resolution for over 20 years. Patricia is a Commissioner for Oaths. She is fully qualified and authorised to conduct litigation and advocacy under the Legal Services Act 2007. She appears in various Courts and Employment Tribunals across England & Wales including Central and Outer London Courts, Bristol, Watford, Manchester, Newcastle, Leeds, Nottingham, Birmingham, Doncaster, Hull, Leicester, York, Scarborough, Harrogate, and Bradford.
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​Indemnity Insurance cover
PW-LA are covered by Indemnity Insurance Policy P123AXS1008 for up to £2million. Any claims or circumstances to be given by Notice to Hera Indemnity Limited, 70 Gracechurch Street, London, EC3V 0HR. Notice to Hera Indemnity limited is deemed notice to our Insurers Axis Speciality Europe SE whose address is 52 Lime Street, London, EC3M 7AF. We are required to provide a complaints procedure which can be found here.
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