I’m A Celeb presenting duo Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly have launched a legal bid to uncover an unnamed third party who was involved in selling their Banksy pieces
Ant and Dec have a joint art collection(Image: Getty Images)
Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly are understood to be launching a High Court legal bid after selling their Banksy works.
The I’m A Celebrity… presenting duo are said to have sold some Banksy pieces, which were part of their joint art collection. The art is said to have been sold several years ago through a third party sales rep. Their legal action centres on the duo finding out the identity of that third party.
it’s understood they are applying for a ‘Norwich Pharmacal and Bankers Trust order’, in a bid to legally access the purchaser Andrew Lilley’s paperwork. Mr Lilley is not accused of any wrongdoing and is said to be prepared to help the presenters. However, both parties will have to wait for a High Court ruling due to data protection laws.
The pair are understood to have a joint collection of art(Image: Getty Images)
Ant and Dec are reportedly prepared to pay Mr Lilley’s legal costs. If and when they manage to find out who the sales rep was, they will then launch a legal bid, it’s understood.
The Sun reports a filing by the TV presenters’ lawyer Tim Maxwell says: “There is a real prospect that the information sought will lead to the location or preservation of the assets in question.”
