Zoe group granted leave to seek examiner

A sick and hospitalised Liam Carroll and the fellow directors of the Zoe group were granted leave of the High Court tonight to present a new petition seeking the appointment of an examiner to the troubled property group.

Mr Justice Eamon de Valera said he would would allow the application to be made next week only on the strict undertakings not to prejudice the position of the provisional liquidator and receiver appointed to the firm at the request of ACC bank.