- Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly have a "good arguable case" in their claim that a consultant made "secret and unauthorised" profit from their art dealings.
- They allege £250,000 is missing from the purchase of a Banksy artwork, for which they paid £550,000 but only £300,000 reached the seller.
- The TV presenters are seeking a High Court order for art dealer Andrew Lilley and his firm to disclose information about transactions with the unnamed consultant.
- Lilley and his firm are not accused of wrongdoing but are believed to possess information crucial to uncovering the alleged misconduct.
- The relationship with the consultant, who acted as their art agent and received a 10 per cent commission, ended in September 2021 due to a breakdown of trust.
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