In 1996 Holmes à Court became involved in a dispute over a contracted tour of Lift-Off Live, a spin-off of an Australian Broadcasting Corporation educational television show, Lift Off, which was booked and scheduled. Holmes à Court wanted to close the show down, despite contractual obligations. To make things more complicated his mother Janet's company, Heytesbury, was an investor in Lift Off and was entitled to income from ancillary rights.
In 1996, Holmes à Court became entangled in a dispute concerning a contracted tour of Lift-Off Live, which was part of an educational television show called Lift Off produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The program had been booked and scheduled. Despite contractual obligations, Holmes à Court wished to terminate the show. His mother Janet's company, Heytesbury, held shares in Lift Off and was entitled to income from ancillary rights.