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The woman sued Glitter following his 2015 conviction for abusing her and two other young people
10:31, 01 Apr 2025Updated 10:32, 01 Apr 2025
Gary Glitter has been made bankrupt after failing to pay more than £500,000 in damages to one of his victims,(Image: 2024 PA Media, All Rights Reserved)
Gary Glitter has been made bankrupt after failing to pay more than £500,000 in damages to one of his victims, her lawyers have said. The disgraced singer who who remains behind bars after being sentenced to sixteen years in jail, refused to pay his victim the sum, awarded by the High Court as compensation for his crimes.
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT)-Mumbai on Tuesday issued a notice to real estate giant Shapoorji Pallonji & Co. Pvt. Ltd (SPCPL), seeking its response to an insolvency plea over an alleged default of ₹2.72 crore.
Chennai-based Intertouch Metal Buildings Pvt. Ltd, a roofing and cladding firm, has pleaded that it hasn’t received payments for its work since October 2022. The firm requested the NCLT to initiate insolvency proceedings against Shapoorji Pallonji and appoint an interim resolution professional.
According to the company’s chartered accountant, who appeared before the NCLT, Intertouch Metal Buildings was engaged in the construction and erection of metal buildings at the newly developed Port Blair airport in the…
Glitter was put back behind bars less than six weeks after walking free (Lauren Hurley/PA)
Gary Glitter has been made bankrupt after failing to pay more than £500,000 in damages to one of his victims, her lawyers have said.
The woman sued Glitter, real name Paul Gadd, following his 2015 conviction for abusing her when she was 12, as well as two other young people between 1975 and 1980.
The six-figure sum included £381,000 in lost earnings and £7,800 for future therapy and treatment.
He has never changed, shows no remorse and remains a serious risk to the public
A spokesman for Slater and Gordon, representing the woman, said: “We confirm that Gadd has been made bankrupt following our client’s application.
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Gary Glitter has been made bankrupt after failing to pay more than £500,000 in damages to one of his victims, her lawyers have said.
The woman sued Glitter, real name Paul Gadd, following his 2015 conviction for abusing her when she was 12, as well as two other young people between 1975 and 1980.
The six-figure sum included £381,000 in lost earnings and £7,800 for future therapy and treatment.
A spokesman for Slater and Gordon, representing the woman, said: “We confirm that Gadd has been made bankrupt following our client’s application.
“As he has done throughout, Gadd has refused to cooperate with the process and continues to treat his victims with contempt.
“We hope and trust that the parole board will take…
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Former SAS: Who Dares Wins star Ant Middleton has been banned from being a company director, after his company failed to pay more than £1m tax.
The Insolvency Service said Mr Middleton and his wife, Emilie, “were taking millions of pounds out of” their company when it should have been paying the tax instead.
The couple’s “media representation services” company, Sway and Starting, went into liquidation in 2022 owing £300,000 in VAT and £800,000 in corporation tax.
It had had £4.5m income in the previous three years, “indicating it had enough income to pay the tax it owed in full”, the Insolvency Service said. Meanwhile,…
The woman sued Glitter, real name Paul Gadd, following his 2015 conviction for abusing her when she was 12, as well as two other young people between 1975 and 1980.
The six-figure sum included £381,000 in lost earnings and £7,800 for future therapy and treatment.
A spokesman for Slater and Gordon, representing the woman, said: “We confirm that Gadd has been made bankrupt following our client’s application.
“As he has done throughout, Gadd has refused to cooperate with the process and continues to treat his victims with contempt.
“We hope and trust that the parole board will take his behaviour into account in any future parole applications, as it clearly demonstrates that he has never changed, shows no remorse and remains a…
Marketing and technology group GrowthOps Australia has gone into voluntary administration, AdNews can reveal.
GrowthOps formed in late 2017 as part of an eight-way merger, acquiring AJF Partnerships, 3wks, Digital Moshi, Institute of Executive Coaching and Leadership, jtribe, KDIS, Khemistry and Voodoo Creative.
A local source told AdNews 18 people in the Brisbane offices are out of a job without notice period.
Katherine Sozou and Damien Pasfield of McGrathNicol have been appointed liquidators, according to documents filed with corporate regulator ASIC.
The directors of the company on Monday voted: “That it is appropriate GrowthOps Services Pty Ltd be wound up voluntarily by…
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