Having left last year (like many) I had fingers crossed for the guys who remain, and hoped that the judiciary would actually impart a fair verdict.
A complete loss in the case was always possible, but this half assed
buggerance of an outcome is both surprising yet entirely predictable. As many have already said here, it seems the outcome was forgone.
I would suggest that a bulky brown envelope made its way between those who had to much to lose and whomsoever made the decision.
It seems the only outcome remaining for those who hung on is to bail out, as many have already said.