Harrods is preparing to take legal action against the estate of its former owner, Mohamed al-Fayed, as the multimillion-pound legal bill for compensating his victims continues to escalate.
Reported by Sky News, the department store plans to file a so-called passing-over application in the High Court as early as next week.
The intention of the application is to secure the removal of Mr al-Fayed’s estate’s current executors, and replace them with professional executors to administer it instead.
It is hoping to replace the current executors, who are thought to be close family members, with professional executors, who would be expected to be investigate the assets and liabilities of the estate.
In the statement issued to Sky News on Saturday (April 14), a Harrods spokesperson said: “We are considering legal options that would ensure that no doors are closed on any future action and that a route to compensation and accountability from the Fayed estate remains open to all.”
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