4. What happens after someone is made bankrupt?
The trustee will contact the debtor to arrange to interview them and obtain details of what they own and what debts they have. The trustee will then write to all known creditors within 60 days of the award of bankruptcy. If you hear nothing, you should write to tell the trustee that you are a creditor.
Debtors are obliged to co-operate with their trustee and may be committing a criminal offence if they do not. They may also be committing an offence if they withhold relevant information or try to conceal their assets.
The trustee will then administer the debtor's estate to try to gather in funds.
You cannot pursue the debtor for money they owed you before they were bankrupt.