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A group of landlords is going to court over the rescue plan for House of Fraser saying it treated them unfairly.
In June, House of Fraser creditors agreed to a company voluntary arrangement (CVA)a rescue deal under which 31 stores were closed and rents at 10 other stores were slashed by 25%.
But the landlords said there was "unfair prejudice" against them under that deal.
The legal challenge is not expected to affect the House of Fraser rescue plan.
"It is our view, and that of our legal counsel, that landlords have been disproportionately affected during this CVA process; not only compared to other creditors, but also to how they could have been treated if alternative routes to rescuing the business were fully explored," advisors to the landlords said in a statement.
The legal challenge says that the existing owners of House of Fraser received a £70m benefit from the rescue deal.
The landlords hope the legal challenge, which will be heard in a Scottish court, will ensure future deals treat landlords more fairly.
"CVAs were designed as a means to rescue a business, not simply a tool to shed undesirable leases for the benefit of equity shareholders.
"The proposals should not be disproportionately detrimental to or prejudiced towards a targeted group of creditors. Our landlord group believes that House of Fraser and its advisors have failed on both counts," the statement said.
Commercial property owners are often pension funds, so the landlords argue that unfair treatment of them has a negative impact on retirement incomes.