She revealed another statement from Mr White's police interview, where he said Mr Whittall was the "nicest bloke you'll meet in the world" when you spoke to him one-to-one.
Mr Whittall "vehemently denies" trying to force Mr Ward out of his position as chief executive, she said.
That was backed by a statement from her other client, Pike River chairman John Dow, who said Mr Whittall had nothing to do with Mr Ward's departure from the company.
Mr White refused to back down from his statements under questioning.
He said Mr Whittall had lied by accusing him of causing a seven per cent drop in Pike River Coal's share price.
It was unusual that Mr Dow had strongly criticised Mr Ward in the days before his departure, Mr White said.
"I just found it a bit unusual a few days prior to Mr Ward's departure, Mr Dow was in my office telling me what a bad person Mr Ward was.
"To me it looked like someone had done a number on someone."
Ms Shortall is seeking permission to table other parts of Mr White's personal email, where he was critical of other people involved with Pike River.
She said tabling the email would give context to Mr White's accusations.
That was opposed by other counsel present. The commission is considering the application.
