Bankruptcy & Social Media!!

[fkofilee]

WOAH!!!

 

HERE

 

Trustees in bankruptcy can ‘Facebook’ no-shows

Insolvency practitioners can now notify bankrupts of orders made against them by simply posting on their Facebook page, when debtors ignore proceedings.

 

In a ground-breaking decision at Tunbridge Wells county court a district judge said a trustee could notify the bankrupt, a Ferrari dealer, that he had been ordered to appear before the court – by posting a notice on the debtor’s Facebook account.

[Conniff]

The bankrupt Ferrari dealer, who lived in London, had previously failed to cooperate with the official receiver and used the same tactics when Bonney was appointed as his trustee. In February 2012, an order was made suspending the debtor’s automatic discharge from bankruptcy.

While he persistently ignored Bonney, the trustee discovered that he was still trading and was active on Facebook. The debtor also ignored subsequent letters from Bonney and Quantuma’s solicitors, Harrison Clark Rickerbys.

 

 

If you owe someone money or goods and completely ignore them that they then take court or insolvency action against you but you continue to ignore everything, I see nothing wrong in the only other form of notification left to them. I think they should have issued a warrant.

This is a special case, it won't become the norm.

[fkofilee]

If you owe someone money or goods and completely ignore them that they then take court or insolvency action against you but you continue to ignore everything, I see nothing wrong in the only other form of notification left to them. I think they should have issued a warrant.

This is a special case, it won't become the norm.

 

I most certainly agree considering that he completely ignored them, its the only option. Warrant would have been a good idea.

I hope it doesnt become the norm though,

[GrumpyToSayTheLeast]

I agree connif, this does appear to be exceptional.

Not only that, notification of winding up, bankruptcy, or any type of insolvency is a matter of public record anyway so they are only posting info that is readily available anyway.

[The GodMother]

Another reason to lock down your FB page have post approvals and other things