The High Court has rejected an attempt by investors in Workhuman to get access to the software company’s privileged legal advice on a collapsed acquisition deal back in 2023. The ruling found shareholders do not have an automatic right to obtain a company’s legal advice simply because they are shareholders. The decision arose as part of an ongoing legal dispute between Workhuman, which offers cloud-based employee recognition services, and investor Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) over a proposed acquisition deal with a larger software firm – dubbed “Project Whiskey”. Globoforce, trading as Workhuman, is suing ICG and a number of corporate…

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