A judicial panel investigating crowd disorder at the Scottish Cup final between Hibernian and Rangers has dismissed charges against both clubs.

The Scottish FA brought disciplinary action against both clubs in the wake of the final, which saw fans of both clubs take to the field in the wake of Hibernian's dramatic 3-2 victory, with the capital club facing four charges from the governing body's compliance officer Tony McGlennan.

Damage to the pitch, goalposts and advertising boards formed the case against Hibernian, while Rangers faced two charges of fans damaging advertising hoardings.

However the independent panel convened by the Scottish FA has dismissed the case against both clubs, finding no provision in the current rules to punish the clubs.

Scottish clubs have, in the past, voted against adopting "strict liability" rules which would automatically make the clubs responsible for the actions of their supporters.

In a detailed breakdown of their decision, the panel noted that strict liability was not in place and said that sanctions could not be imposed when there was "the apparent impossibility for a club to head off disciplinary complaints under this rule".

The panel ruled that the Scottish FA complaint was "irrelevant and should be dismissed" and "does not offer to establish any infringement or breach of a rule".

Hibernian revealed in a statement that they have now paid the Scottish FA for the damage caused.

Leeann Dempster, chief executive of Hibernian, said: "We hope that this now brings an end to the matter and the Scottish FA can concentrate on implementing the recommendations made by the Independent Commissioner, Sheriff Principal Bowen."