A judge today ordered an investigation into Rangers administrators Duff and Phelps.
Lord Hodge, sitting at the Court of Session today, said he wanted to examine allegations the company had a conflict of interest before it took over the role.
The judge referred to a BBC television programme shown last month in which investigative reporter Mark Daly examined links beetween senior Duff and Phelps employees and disgraced former Rangers owner Craig Whyte.
Lord Hodge said he had no view on the claims but wanted to know if Duff and Phelps had obtained legal advice on the conflict of interest issue and acted on it before being appointed administrators.
The judge said he had done nothing until now because he did not want to hinder the process of Rangers going into liquidation.
The BBC claims relate to a deal between Whyte and London-based Ticketus who pay-rolled Whyte's take-over with cash expected to flow from season ticket sales, starving the Ibrox club of future income.
The BBC said David Grier, a senior partner with Duff and Phelps, knew about the Ticketus deal, a claim which Duff and Phelps denied.
The report demanded by Lord Hodge is expected to be ready in three weeks and a further court hearing is likely to be arranged after that.
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