Former New Order bassist Peter Hook is suing his ex-bandmates for millions of pounds in a bitter row over royalties.
Hook claims he has lost out on more than £2.3m since the three other band members set up a company without him to handle the band's income in 2011.
Hook has accused Bernard Sumner and Stephen and Gillian Morris of "pillaging" the pop group's assets.
The trio say they have treated Hook fairly and that the guitarist's stake of the royalties is reasonable.
At a High Court hearing, Judge David Cooke ruled that Hook was not acting out of "spite" and cleared the way for him to take his complaints to a full trial.
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