katie price Arrest Warrant Issued for Katie Price Over Bankruptcy Hearing No-Show
An arrest warrant has been issued for Katie Price after she failed to attend a court hearing related to her bankruptcies. Insolvency and Companies Court Judge Catherine Burton stated that Price had received “very clear warnings” to attend the hearing on Tuesday.
The former glamour model had not responded to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) regarding her debts, the court heard. The demand for payment was made by HMRC last October. A judge at a previous hearing warned that Price risked arrest if she missed further court dates, adding that evidence must be provided if she could not appear.
Issuing the arrest warrant on Tuesday, Judge Burton said Price had “failed to attend today’s hearing” and provided no explanation for her absence. “It is in my judgment necessary that the court issue a warrant for Ms Price’s arrest,” she said. “She has no real excuse in failing to attend today’s hearing. The reason for her absence today is irrelevant.”
Judge Burton emphasized that an arrest warrant was not issued “lightly” but that Price had offered only “piecemeal cooperation” and failed to provide the “most basic information” regarding her bankruptcies. Price first declared bankruptcy in 2019 over unpaid debts and again last March over an unpaid tax bill of £761,994.05.
In February, Price was ordered to forfeit 40% of her income from the adult entertainment website OnlyFans for the next three years as part of a separate dispute over unpaid debts. Last October, Price expressed frustration with being threatened with legal action and stated she would go to prison to be “done with it all.”
She was due to face questions on Tuesday related to her finances at a hearing, with barrister Darragh Connell telling the court in written submissions that there “remains significant information missing as regards the bankrupt’s income and asset position.”
The hearing was also set to address an application by the trustee related to Price’s vehicles. Mr. Connell informed the court that the trustee does not “have any information as to her whereabouts.” He continued that Price had indicated she would deliver some of her vehicles to the trustee, including her “pink Range Rover which has borne a personalized registration plate with [the] initials of the bankrupt.” However, the court was told this had not happened, with Mr. Connell stating it was “plain” that the vehicles “will not be delivered up by the bankrupt.”
Mr. Connell noted that Price “would not be kept in custody for a long period of time” but would be detained to secure her attendance at a future hearing. He said, “Her liberty is on the line, but unfortunately we are at the end of the road in relation to this matter.”
In written arguments, Mr. Connell stated that the application for Price to attend was first issued in January 2020 but had been “adjourned on numerous occasions.” He added that Price had not asked to attend Tuesday’s hearing remotely and had not requested an adjournment.
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