My take on today’s hearing is that it was previously adjourned and rescheduled for today. The petitioning creditor is HMRC. HMRC cannot “take over” a bankruptcy they can just petition for someone to be made bankrupt. The court options are to make a bankruptcy order, or dismiss the petition or adjourn. Once the order is made it’s the Official Receiver who is appointed and a Trustee if necessary and they run the bankruptcy as office holders not HMRC. HMRC are one of her creditors and would no doubt assist with the investigation into her affairs. Whether that would lead to criminal charges time will tell. As @DC16 has said it’s very unusual to have 2 “live” bankruptcies running at once. I believe she can’t get discharged from her first until she applies for it and she can’t apply for it as she hasn’t cooperated fully hence why there is a public examination set down for April. At the last PE it was the one that she said had been sabotaged hence the delay on that as it was further adjourned to April. I don’t believe her 40% earnings to the Trustee is an Attachment of Earnings I think it’s an Income Payments Order as her Trustee applied for it at the last hearing. Don’t think there’s much difference. Not sure what the effect of a second bankruptcy has on it though. Even the bankruptcy lawyers will be scratching their heads over that one! I’m going to a reunion lunch on Thursday where there will be 3 retired Official Receivers so I’m going to quiz them on it!Maybe it is then because the HMRC are taking over? They will surely go for her big time.
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She doesn’t need to attend. The court will made an order as they see fit on the information presented. He only reason to attend would be to contest it.My take on today’s hearing is that it was previously adjourned and rescheduled for today. The petitioning creditor is HMRC. HMRC cannot “take over” a bankruptcy they can just petition for someone to be made bankrupt. The court options are to make a bankruptcy order, or dismiss the petition or adjourn. Once the order is made it’s the Official Receiver who is appointed and a Trustee if necessary and they run the bankruptcy as office holders not HMRC. HMRC are one of her creditors and would no doubt assist with the investigation into her affairs. Whether that would lead to criminal charges time will tell. As @DC16 has said it’s very unusual to have 2 “live” bankruptcies running at once. I believe she can’t get discharged from her first until she applies for it and she can’t apply for it as she hasn’t cooperated fully hence why there is a public examination set down for April. At the last PE it was the one that she said had been sabotaged hence the delay on that as it was further adjourned to April. I don’t believe her 40% earnings to the Trustee is an Attachment of Earnings I think it’s an Income Payments Order as her Trustee applied for it at the last hearing. Don’t think there’s much difference. Not sure what the effect of a second bankruptcy has on it though. Even the bankruptcy lawyers will be scratching their heads over that one! I’m going to a reunion lunch on Thursday where there will be 3 retired Official Receivers so I’m going to quiz them on it!