The former directors of off-licence Unwins could face legal action after a two year investigation into the failed retail chain.

Administrator KPMG has spent£27,000 investigating claims that money was taken out of the business just weeks before it collapsed. The case has now been passed to the Official Receiver.

Unwins fell into administration just nine months after being bought for£32 million by Devereux Montague, an investment vehicle backed by Australian businessman Philip Cook, in 2005.

Cook has always denied any wrongdoing, saying that the transfer had been a result of high levels of theft at Unwins.

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