The next round in the event of insolvency proceedings against Boris Becker will take place without him: Neither the 51-year-old former tennis star and his lawyers appear to the appointment at the High Court in Central London. Present only the judge, four lawyers of the opposite side, and a handful of journalists. The judge looks annoyed.
Actually, should it go at the hearing in the small, modern courtroom to the question of whether Becker can be further called to the fact that it can’t prosecute his creditors because of his diplomatic immunity. In the summer, Becker has been declared in the current procedure, all of a sudden, he possessed a diplomatic passport of the poor, of civil war-torn Central African Republic. He was the Attaché for sports, culture and humanitarian Affairs of the country.
at the Latest from that adventure it was: the Ambassador of The Central African Republic in Brussels, confirmed that Becker was an official Diplomat of his country. Foreign Minister Charles Armel Doubane denied this vehemently, and spoke of an “unofficial Position”. More still: The Pass is “fake”. Becker even insisted that everything was in best order.
Beckers bankruptcy for an indefinite period of time
extended to hold But it seems that Becker plans to no longer, at this line. The attorneys of the creditor to declare the appointment to the High Court, Becker told you that he is not going to rely more on his diplomatic status. Lawyer Tony Beswetherick says Becker’ve not written in a Email that he was “financially able” to make his diplomatic immunity continued to assert. The judge decides immediately to extend Becker’s bankruptcy for an indefinite period of time.
The question of how long the bankruptcy Beckers should apply, in the past few months, the sticking point in the process. Last year, the High Court in London, Becker explained at the request of the private Bank, Arbuthnot Latham & co., for bankrupt. The Bank demanded that the Ex-tennis star, more than eleven million euros. Then, more and more creditors, among them a Swiss businessman, who asked Becker about 40 million euros reported.
Becker is said Pashacasino to have withheld information
In the UK insolvency proceedings run generally in a way that a bankruptcy Trustee receives the assets of the Affected access and, if necessary, parts thereof sold. After one year, the procedure ends, and the person is at a stroke out of debt. The bankruptcy Trustee can also sell in the time thereafter, nor objects of value, which he has not yet made money.
The method depends on that the person works with the bankruptcy Trustee. He refuses, may request the bankruptcy administrator to the court to extend the bankruptcy, until he has made an Overview of the ownership structure.
Actually, Becker’s insolvency would have been at 21. June. But already in may, applied for insolvency practitioners, Mark Ford, to extend the deadline. He said that Becker had withheld information about his assets. So about information to two real estate in Germany and interest in and to three Mercedes dealerships were missing him. In addition, several trophies Beckers had disappeared without a trace.
Personal belongings could now be sold
Shortly afterwards, Becker explained that he enjoys because of his Attaché post for the Central African Republic diplomatic immunity. He was “immensely proud” of his Post, left the three-times Wimbledon winner at that time know that. His German lawyer, Christian-Oliver Moser has sought to dispel suspicions that Becker could have accepted the office only to end his bankruptcy proceedings.
In June, managed to Becker, by injunction, the auction of more than 80 personal items (including Cup replicas to stop a Golden camera and Bambi, as well as Tennis socks), the value of which is estimated to be approximately £ 200,000 (equivalent to approximately 224.000 euros). These items could well be sold soon.
Becker denied in the past few months to be broke. He had paid his debt already. The procedure he described as a “Farce”. The claims of the Bank based on usury interest rates, these of him, “neither legally binding nor legal effect”. He announced that he would bring those responsible to justice.
that Becker did not appear at the proceedings on Monday, said his German lawyer of the German press Agency, Becker had been charged”, never properly to the court date”. It should also be known for some time that Becker is no longer on the diplomatic status occupations. It was around this point easy to a lot of Trouble.
