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Price arriving at court with an "appropriate adult". PA Wire
Bankruptcy

Katie Price ordered to attend next court hearing by judge, with ‘no ifs or buts’

A warrant was issued for Price’s arrest last month after she failed to attend a bankruptcy hearing.

FORMER GLAMOUR MODEL Katie Price must attend a further hearing in relation to her bankruptcies later in August, with “no ifs or buts”, a judge has said.

Price appeared remotely at a hearing in a specialist bankruptcy court at the Rolls Building, London on Friday, hours after being detained at Heathrow Airport.

During the short hearing, Deputy Insolvency and Companies Court Judge Daniel Schaffer ordered Price to give an “undertaking” to the court that she would attend a further hearing to face questions over her finances on the morning of 27 August.

“These are undertakings to the court, meaning if you breach the undertakings in any way, shape or form, you will be brought back into custody.

“It is quite a serious matter, no ifs or buts, no going abroad, no holidays.” he said.

Price confirmed that she understood and that she would “move [her] diary for it.”

Wearing a beige outfit and a black head covering, the 46-year-old was accompanied by another woman throughout the hearing whom she described as an “appropriate adult”.

Price was arrested at Heathrow on Thursday evening upon returning to the UK, after a different judge issued a warrant on 30 July for failing to attend a previous hearing.

She was bailed the same night, with Judge Schaffer discharging the arrest warrant at the end of Friday’s hearing.

She asked the judge whether she could attend the hearing later this month remotely as she said she finds it “difficult in a court”, saying: “Am I able to do it by Zoom or in a side room?”

“No,” the judge replied, adding that she could apply to attend remotely and “it does not take Einstein to do it”.

She said that she did not have legal representation: “I have tried to get legal advice but have been charged £50,000 upfront.”

“I can’t get legal aid because I earn. I don’t know what to do on this. I have been asking for legal representation for all of this and no one would do it,” she said.

Price was first declared bankrupt in 2019, and in February this year was ordered to pay 40% of her monthly income from the adult entertainment website OnlyFans to the trustee of her bankruptcy until February 2027.

She was then made bankrupt for a second time in March due to an unpaid tax bill worth more than £750,000 owed to HM Revenue & Customs.

She was due to face questions over her finances from barristers representing the trustee of both bankruptcies last month but did not attend the hearing.

Insolvency and Companies Court Judge Catherine Burton issued an arrest warrant for Price, claiming she received “very clear warnings” that she must attend court.

The court was told that it had been reported that Ms Price had travelled to Turkey, with Judge Burton describing the reason for her absence as “irrelevant” and claiming that she had “no real excuse” for failing to attend.

She said that while a warrant was not issued “lightly”, Price had offered only “piecemeal co-operation” and failed to provide the “most basic information” in relation to her bankruptcies.

At the same hearing, the judge ordered that Price must deliver six of her vehicles to the trustee of her bankruptcies to help pay off money owed, including a pink Range Rover.

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