Defending, John Weate said Parr had been lying to her family about having cancer for 10 years prior to the offences against Ms Briscoe and had begun a "web of lies" after a cervical smear test revealed "unstable cells".
Mr Parr was also responsible for Lazard advising Manulife, a Canadian insurer, in its takeover of America's John Hancock, which was approved by shareholders on February 24th.