The dramatic story of HR company rivalry continued in the High Court today when Keith O’Brien, accused of corporate espionage, appeared before Mr Justice Mark Sanfey in the commercial court to tell the court that he had destroyed the phone at the centre of the case. O’Brien was hired by US human resources services giant Rippling, valued at $13 billion, as a global payroll compliance manager in July 2023. He has been accused of leaking Rippling’s “trade secrets and proprietary and confidential information” to its rival US HR company Deel. Rippling appeared in the High Court seeking orders aimed at…

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