Court orders Du Val's Clarkes to turn up for interview

Court orders Du Val's Clarkes to turn up for interview
Kenyon and Charlotte Clarke may have their lawyers present when they're interviewed by PwC. (Image: Supplied)
Maria Slade
The co-founders of the failed Du Val property development group, Charlotte and Kenyon Clarke, have been ordered to front up to an interview with receivers PwC.In a just-released decision, Justice Jane Anderson has ruled that the receivers do have the power to compulsorily examine the pair.Last year, PwC were appointed statutory managers of 70 Du Val entities, and receivers of a further six entities plus the Clarkes themselves.Their first statutory managers' report, released last month, shows the group owes an estimated $306 million.'An...

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