It’s been a rough few weeks for Helen Chan Sun.
Last month, one B.C. Supreme Court judge jailed the Vancouver developer for civil contempt. This week, even as Sun remained behind bars, another judge from the same court declared the former multimillionaire bankrupt, paving the way for a trustee to oversee her finances.
“The debtor has a history of financial shenanigans that have been exposed in various proceedings before this court,” Justice Gordon Weatherill said Tuesday as he granted an order demanded by creditors who claim Sun owes them more than $45 million.
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The judge’s orders followed an unexpected day of legal intrigue after a last-minute request from Sun’s lawyer to delay the proceedings.
Douglas Hyndman told…