The application for the freezing order -- to be placed on the parties while investigations into the collapse of the group take place by administrator Deloitte LLP -- was heard before Justice David Richards in the U.K. High Court of Justice on March 29.

However, no documents are currently publicly available to give the value of the assets this covers until the defendants respond to the claim, IntraFish has learned.

Deloitte declined to comment to IntraFish. Holyoake also declined to comment.