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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Lauren Morris

Ant and Dec in High Court row over missing £250k in Banksy deal

  • 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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Ant and Dec have ‘good arguable case’ over claim consultant made ‘secret profit’ from selling Banksy

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