kˈɑːnsɪkwəntli, stˈeɪnz dᵻklˈɛɹd hɪmsˈɛlf bˈæŋkɹʌpt ɪn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː ˈæftɚ tˈuː jˈɪɹz ʌv lˌɪɾɪɡˈeɪʃən, ænd lˈiːɡəl kˈɔsts ˌɔn bˈoʊθ sˈaɪdz ɹˈʌnɪŋ ˌɪntʊ hˈʌndɹɪdz ʌv θˈaʊzəndz ʌv pˈaʊndz.
Consequently, Staines declared himself bankrupt in October 2003 after two years of litigation, and legal costs on both sides running into hundreds of thousands of pounds.