On 18 June the SFO announced that it would drop its long-running investigation into Vincent Tchenguiz. The investigation into Robert Tchenguiz will continue, said the SFO. Following the SFO's announcement, Vincent restated his intention to sue the SFO for £100 million. Judgement in the judicial review proceedings is awaited. For more see here.

JD VIEW—This outcome seemed inevitable following the admissions made by the SFO during the course of the judicial review hearing.