It was meant to be D-Day for the failed pub baron and former KPMG deal maker. Yet, characteristically, the businessman has managed to kick the can down the road.

The failed publican has tried to get a seven-day examination into his financial collapse declared an abuse of process.

It was meant to be D-Day for the failed pub baron and former KPMG deal maker. Yet, characteristically, the businessman has managed to kick the can down the road.