DID YOU KNOW THAT YOU COULD BE MADE BANKRUPT (OSTENSIBLY ON YOUR OWN APPLICATION), NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT – AND THEN HAVE TO PAY THE TRUSTEE’S COSTS? THE IMPORTANCE OF GETTING KEY EVIDENCE BEFORE THE COURT

This is an unusual case. The appellant here had been made bankrupt, ostensibly on her own petition. She knew nothing about it.  Despite this the court would not annul the bankruptcy until provision was made for payment of the Trustee's costs. "The basic principle is that an order of the court is val...