LONDON: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s son, Hasan Nawaz Sharif, has been declared bankrupt by the London Excessive Courtroom in a tax and legal responsibility case filed by the UK authorities’s tax and income division, based on court docket paperwork.
As per the official UK Gazette, which retains the general public report, 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, in a case introduced by the collectors over non-payment.
The civil case was initiated by Her Majesty’s Income and Customs (HMRC) division in opposition to Nawaz, who was represented by Kaur Maxwell.
In line with UK legal guidelines, a chapter order is a part of the non-public 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 obtained from The Insolvency Service.
A bankrupt can not act as a director or be concerned in any manner 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 a number of firms within the UK.
Hasan Nawaz was not accessible to remark. A supply near him stated his authorized crew is trying on the case and will probably be responding quickly.