'No ifs or buts': Katie Price ordered to attend next court hearing after arrest
ITV News' Martha Fairlie has the latest from outside of the Royal Courts of Justice
Katie Price has been told she must attend a further court hearing in relation to her bankruptcies with "no ifs or buts, no going abroad, no holidays".
Price was granted bail after being arrested when she landed at Heathrow Airport on Thursday for failing to attend a court hearing related to multiple bankruptcies.
During the short hearing on Friday, in which she appeared remotely, 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 August 27.
He told the former glamour model if she breached court orders in any way she would be arrested again.
She was seen outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London on Friday afternoon wearing what appeared to be a compression wrap, having just returned from Turkey where she underwent cosmetic surgery.
Price was declared bankrupt in November 2019 and again in March this year.
Price previously said she was “not running from matters”, but was “away working for a documentary on corrective surgeries”.
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, telling the court: “I have tried to get legal advice but have been charged £50,000 upfront.”
She continued: “I can’t get legal aid because I earn. I don’t know what to do on this.”
She added: “I have been asking for legal representation for all of this and no one would do it.”
Insolvency and Companies Court Judge Catherine Burton said Price had received “very clear warnings” that she must attend a hearing on July 30.
Price was due to face questions about her finances in the specialist bankruptcy court in London from barristers representing the trustee of her two bankruptcies.
Judge 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 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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