Ulster Bank Limited and Adrian McLaughlin
| Jurisdiction | Northern Ireland |
| Judge | Master Kelly |
| Judgment Date | 14 May 2021 |
| Neutral Citation | [2021] NIMaster 6 |
| Court | High Court (Northern Ireland) |
| Date | 14 May 2021 |
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Neutral Citation No: [2021] NIMaster 6
Judgment: approved by the Court for handing down
(subject to editorial corrections)*
Ref: 2021NIMaster6
ICOS Nos:
Delivered: 14/05/2021
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE IN NORTHERN IRELAND
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14 May 2021
CHANCERY DIVISION (BANKRUPTCY)
2019 No 52407
BETWEEN:
ULSTER BANK LIMITED
Petitioner
-and-
ADRIAN McLAUGHLIN
Debtor
MASTER KELLY
Introduction
[1] This is a creditor’s bankruptcy petition presented by the Ulster Bank (“the
petitioner”) against Mr McLaughlin (“debtor”) on 29 May 2019. It is grounded on a
statutory demand dated 3 April 2019. Both the demand and petition state that the
debtor is indebted to the petitioner in the sum of £1,183,909.24.
[2] The debtor opposes the making of the bankruptcy order against him for two
reasons. First, he contends that the sum claimed in the petition is disputed on
grounds which are substantial, and second, he contends that neither the petitioner’s
claim nor its petition meet the requisite statutory criteria necessary for the court to
exercise jurisdiction to make an order.
[3] The petition was heard remotely on 23 March 2021 with Mr Gibson BL appearing
for the petitioner and Ms King BL appearing for the debtor. I wish to record my
gratitude to counsel for their helpful and learned skeleton arguments and oral
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