Lawyers say 400 women from the United States, Japan, Denmark, Malaysia, South Africa, Canada, the UK and Spain have come forward accusing the late billionaire of sexual misconduct in "the worst case of corporate sexual abuse of women the world has ever known".

The Metropolitan Police has referred two cases to the police watchdog following complaints about investigations into allegations made against Mohamed al Fayed.

Scotland Yard has referred itself to a police watchdog after two women complained about how their cases against Mohamed Al Fayed were handled. According to the Metropolitan Police, the two women raised concerns about the quality of police response and,