Dean Armstrong KC, one of the barristers representing alleged victims, said he was “at a loss” as to what the new information Harrods received in 2023 may have been.
In a interview on Saturday, he argued the new owners – who bought Harrods in 2010 – “either didn’t know [about the allegations] – which I find very difficult to accept – or refused to acknowledge that there was this background of sexual misconduct”.
Mr Armstrong also said his team had 37 clients, but that the number of people who had contacted them with claims about Fayed was approaching 150.
Lawyers allege Fayed’s assaults occurred around the world – including in the UK, US, Canada, France, Malaysia and Dubai.
“It’s very much a global case, it’s not just the UK. It happened all over the world,” another lawyer, Bruce Drummond, told the .
