The UK bookmaker whose falling shop sign killed Kiwi lawyer Jacob Marx has been cleared of any wrongdoing.
Marx, 27, was hit by the falling 9-metre metal sign on Camden Rd, Camden Town, as he walked past a betting shop on January 28, 2013.
Camden Council had brought prosecutions against the bookmaker, William Hill Organisation Ltd, which was criticised for "deficiencies" over the installation and checks on the sign in 2015.
A trial started in September at Blackfriars Crown Court in London and it came to a head last week when the jury found William Hill not guilty of two charges.
![The William Hill sign that collapsed.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LK6EM5BLRKDHQSNJUU2LZRLQIQ.jpg?auth=9b4de9f1bd4b60da025a3c4fb776e4accfcb977ac15f6c88aaf324ed91317e87&width=16&height=9&quality=70&smart=true)