He swore his accounts held 59,000 emails. He disclosed 18. The court wasn't satisfied
A research charity's court ruling shows why tight confidentiality deeds and fast forensic work matter when a senior employee walks out the door.
On July 8, 2026, the Supreme Court of Victoria ordered a former business development manager to hand over more documents to his old employer, in a dispute over whether he took confidential information to start a rival venture.
The employer, The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, is a public company and registered charity. It employs about 500 staff and, on its own evidence, runs Australia's largest neuroscience research team. The former manager had also run one of the institute's commercial spin-out companies as chief executive.
According to the institute, the manager downloaded roughly 4,800 documents on October 21 and 24, 2025 - weeks before he resigned on November 25. The institute alleges he used its confidential information as a "springboard" to build a US-incorporated startup, a case the court called arguable but did not test. The manager says he downloaded the files only to do his job while travelling, and denies misusing anything.
The institute acted quickly. It filed suit on December 2, 2025, obtained an injunction, and secured orders that month requiring the manager to deliver up his devices and disclose relevant documents. It then challenged the result: he had produced only 18 emails, despite sworn evidence that his...
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