Perth Voice Interactive

TERRY KENYON is trying to force bankruptcy on council colleagues Mike Sabatino and Mike Anderton.

The former mayor—represented by Harold Paiker—says the pair owe him $84,000 from the settlement of a defamation case, so he’s taken them to the federal court to have them declared bankrupt.

Crs Sabatino and Anderton—represented by John Hammond—claim Cr Kenyon breached the terms of the settlement so they don’t have to pay. At a mayoral dinner he revealed details of the settlement they say were supposed to be secret.

The bankruptcy case will be heard in the federal court in February.

The question of whether Cr Kenyon breached the settlement and voided the bill is being heard concurrently in WA’s district court.

While none of the three councillors were in court for the directions hearing this week, the new council chamber seating plan has Crs Sabatino and Kenyon sitting next to each other.

by DAVID BELL