Allegations about the theft of trade secrets by "nefarious" former Fortescue staff was a debacle that misled a judge before she ordered their homes be raided and a swathe of material seized, a judge has heard.
The mining giant has sued the directors of Perth startup Element Zero - Bartlomiej Kolodziejczyk, Bjorn Winther-Jensen and Michael Masterman - claiming they used confidential information gained while working at Fortescue.
