Katie Price supported by ex as she could be arrested for missing bankruptcy hearings, High Court told
26.04.2024 - 13:31
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Katie Price could face arrest if she continues to miss hearings over her bankruptcy without a reasonable excuse, the High Court has been told. The former glamour model, who was declared bankrupt in November 2019 and again in March this year, was due to face questions about her finances before a specialist bankruptcy court in London on Friday (April 26).
But the court was told that she had provided evidence saying she could not attend for medical reasons less than 24 hours beforehand, which a judge described as "scanty".
Barristers for the trustees of Ms Price's first bankruptcy asked the judge to order her attendance at a future hearing and said she should be "on notice" that she could be arrested if she did not attend. Darragh Connell, representing the trustees, told the court: "It is important that she is on notice of the fact that this is a possibility."
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In written submissions, he said: "The respondent should be in no doubt that any future non-attendance without a reasonable excuse will constitute contempt of court and necessitate an application for a warrant for her arrest.
"As with any other litigant, the respondent must comply with the orders of the Insolvency and Companies Court or face severe consequences."
The court heard that Ms Price's personal assistant had sent a statement from a consultant psychiatrist saying she had anxiety and depression, as well as other issues affecting her mental health, which meant she could not attend the hearing. She asked for an adjournment of at least six months but was not