In a much anticipated move, Willmott Forests investors have lodged an application for special leave to appeal to the High Court of Australia, from the Victorian Court of Appeal’s recent decision on a question of disclaimer of leases by a liquidator, according to a report in today’s Australian Financial Review.

My review of the Court of Appeal’s decision – from which the Willmott Forests investors seek to appeal – is here. My reviews of earlier Willmott Forests decisions are here and here.

The Australian Financial Review article is here, and credit must go to my friend and colleague Sam Hopper for noting this development; his post is here.

Little is yet known publicly of the detail of the special leave application. I will monitor developments and seek to keep readers informed. In the meantime, I note that the website of one of the two investor groups involved in the litigation – Willmott Action Group Inc – appears to have been dismantled. It is unclear as to what, if anything, this signifies.