Hasan Nawaz declared bankrupt in UK tax case

Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s son Hasan Nawaz Sharif. — AFP/File
Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s son Hasan Nawaz Sharif. — AFP/File 
  • Hasan declared bankrupt in tax and legal responsibility case.
  • Official UK Gazette publishes particulars of chapter.
  • His authorized workforce taking a look at case, says supply near him. 

LONDON: Hasan Nawaz Sharif, who’s the elder of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, has been declared bankrupt by the London Excessive Courtroom, in line with the court docket papers.

Hasan has been declared bankrupt in a tax and legal responsibility case of the UK authorities’s tax and income division, Geo Information perceive.

The official UK Gazette, which retains the general public report, has printed particulars of the chapter. It says that Hasan, a resident of Flat 17 Avenfield Home, 118 Park Lane, and the corporate director has been declared bankrupt within the Excessive Courtroom Of Justice in case No 694 of 2023; filed on 25 August 2023. The chapter order was issued on April 29, 2024, on a case introduced by the collectors over non-payment.

The civil case was initiated by Her Majesty’s Income and Customs (HMRC) division towards Nawaz, who was represented by Kaur Maxwell.

In keeping with the UK legal guidelines, a chapter order is a part of the private insolvency course of. It’s issued to a person from the court docket, making them bankrupt. Chapter orders are solely printed within the London Gazette when acquired from The Insolvency Service.

A bankrupt can not act as a director or be concerned in any method within the administration of an organization till discharged from chapter until he has obtained permission from the court docket to proceed as a director. He continues to be a director of quite a few corporations within the UK.

Hasan Nawaz was not obtainable to remark. A supply near him mentioned his authorized workforce is trying on the case and might be responding quickly.