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Ant and Dec win court order to trace 'secret profits' from Banksy deals
Ant and Dec seek to uncover missing sums from at least 22 art transactions including Banksy pieces, alleging secret commissions by an unnamed consultant.
- On Wednesday, Judge Iain Pester granted a disclosure order compelling art dealer Andrew Lilley and Lilley Fine Art to disclose records after lawyers sought them at a Tuesday hearing.
- Referred to in court as X, the unnamed consultant is alleged to have made 'secret and unauthorised profits' while acting as their agent until September 2021, according to court documents filed last year.
- Their lawyers cited at least 22 transactions, including a Banksy Napalm sold for £13,000 where X Limited received £10,450 after a £550 commission, but told the presenters they received £11,000, creating a £2,000 discrepancy.
- The judge emphasised he was not finding liability, while Lilley said he would comply with any court order and did not oppose the bid for documents.
- The disclosure will require respondents to explain their involvement and amounts paid to X and X Limited, as lawyers say Lilley likely holds information across at least 22 transactions.
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Ant and Dec win court order in arts profit claim
Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly have been granted a High Court order to obtain information from an art dealer as part of their claim that a consultant made "secret and unauthorised profits" while acting for them in art transactions.
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