Former All Black Andrew Mehrtens back in court over bankruptcy application
Former All Black Andrew Mehrtens has reached a settlement agreement to avoid bankruptcy proceedings in a Christchurch court. The case, which involved a local law firm, will be finalized in August following the withdrawal of the application.
Why it matters
The case highlights the intersection of public interest in the financial struggles of high-profile sports figures and their right to privacy.
Former All Black and Crusaders star Andrew Mehrtens has been back in court today facing a bankruptcy application.
But that application will be withdrawn after an “eleventh hour hustle” just before the hearing, during which the rugby great signed a settlement agreement.
The application to have Mehrtens adjudicated bankrupt was first called at the High Court at Christchurch in May, by Christchurch law firm Saunders Robinson Brown.
The case has been adjourned several times since then to allow “for a part payment to be made”.
The case was called again today before Associate Judge Dale Lester.
A lawyer for Saunders Robinson Brown told the court there had been “an eleventh hour hustle” in “the last 20 minutes” after a proposal for settlement was put forward to Mehrtens.
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