24 Apr 2020
SHARROCK v KIPPING [2020] NZHC 799
- Citation
- [2020] NZHC 799
- Court
- High Court
Annulment was not pursued after the Court compared creditor's invoices to the awards and found actual costs exceeded scale; the application for early discharge was refused because the bankrupt failed to satisfy the onus of showing good cause — his conduct evidenced an intention to avoid satisfying judgment debts, there were reasonable grounds for further Official Assignee enquiries into possible assets and income-splitting arrangements, and public interest in accountability and deterrence weighed against early discharge — reapplication barred until 19 December 2021.