Dolce and Gabbana £1bn fraud case thrown out

The reported allegation was that Dolce & Gabbana created a company in Luxembourg in 2004 and 2005 which was given control of the group's two brands – the main label and its younger line D&G – so avoiding Italian taxes.

Judge Simone Luerti ruled there was not enough evidence to take the Milanese designers to trial, and closed the file on other people who had been under investigation as well.