Litigation since January 2002, relating to the winding up of Barlow Clowes International in 1988

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Information demonstrating the policy rationale for the litigation, including progress reports from the liquidators, and total amounts paid in legal or liquidators fees and the firms/ individuals to whom the fees have been paid.

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An internal review confirmed that addressing the request would exceed the cost limit under the Act. The cost limit for Departments is £600 or three and a half days work to extract the relevant information. The review concluded that the following voluntary disclosures should be made:

Submission to the Economic Secretary dated 31 March 2000 (PDF 1.7MB)
Costs summary from the liquidators via Clyde & Co LLP dated 16 July 2007 (PDF 921KB)
Submission to the Economic Secretary dated 22 April 2008 (819KB)
Three Estimated Outturn statements from the liquidators dated 31 January 2008, 17 April 2008 & 16 May 2008 (PDF 783KB)

Litigation since January 2002, relating to the winding up of Barlow Clowes International in 1988

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