One lawyer representing the Justice for Harrods Survivors group called it the worst case of corporate abuse of women the world has ever seen.

BBC documentary revealed Al Fayed sexually abused female staff at his London department store, forced them to have medical screenings and threatened consequences if they tried to complain

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".

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,