Du Val co-founder Kenyon Clarke. Photo: kenyonclarke.com
The couple at the heart of the troubled Du Val property group are pushing back against a court ruling forcing them to be interviewed by receivers.
The group of more than 70 companies is in statutory management, owing more than $300m, while founders Kenyon and Charlotte Clarke are in personal receivership, their assets frozen.
The couple had so far refused to meet with receivers to answer questions about their personal assets but earlier this month, the High Court ruled they must submit to an interview under oath.
In a court document released today, Justice Jane Anderson said the Clarkes had asked for a stay of enforcement to the judgement.
That effectively meant they felt the instruction to meet the receivers could result in a miscarriage of judgement in its current form.
Justice Anderson's document did not give details about why the Clarkes were seeking a stay, but she did introduce a deadline for the couple to appeal - 8 May.
They then had until the end of the month to file any supporting evidence.
They or their lawyer Ron Mansfield would be able to make arguments in person at a three-day hearing that has already been scheduled for June.
That date was already set down for a hearing about the freezing of their assets.
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