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Sydney Morning Herald
30-04-2025
- Business
- Sydney Morning Herald
Rebel Sport boss threatens lawyer: ‘Whistleblowers never fare well'
Documents filed with the Federal Court have detailed explosive allegations of an affair between Super Retail boss Anthony Heraghty and its then HR chief Jane Kelly, which triggered a multimillion-dollar legal battle and corporate turmoil implicating the group's board. In the statement of claim filed this week by Amelia Berczelly – one of two former lawyers for the retailer who allege their careers were derailed by the fallout from the affair - it is alleged that Heraghty threatened her and her colleague, Rebecca Farrell, during a mediation session in April last year. 'Heraghty had threatened the applicant and Farrell at the mediation through their solicitors, including by stating words to the effect: 'whistleblowers never fare well',' the document stated. Farrell, the former chief legal officer, is the other applicant taking legal action against the $3 billion retailer, its former chair Sally Pitkin, and Heraghty. Both Berczelly and Farrell are pursuing a settlement against Super Retail in the Federal Court, claiming that the alleged affair, conducted while both Heraghty and Kelly worked for the company, led to workplace bullying and breaches of the Corporations Act. Farrell's updated statement of claim alleges that Heraghty and Kelly were seen late at night at the latter's five-star Brisbane hotel, The Calile, in June 2023 by Berczelly and another company employee. 'Heraghty and Kelly had acted in a manner that was very suspicious and suggestive that they were engaged in an intimate or personal relationship that had not been disclosed to the board,' the document said. The document also alleges that Heraghty's executive assistant (EA) told a whistleblower at the group that Heraghty's wife had accessed his mobile in March 2023 and discovered an affair had been ongoing with Kelly for around three years.
The Age
30-04-2025
- Business
- The Age
Rebel Sport boss threatens lawyer: ‘Whistleblowers never fare well'
Documents filed with the Federal Court have detailed explosive allegations of an affair between Super Retail boss Anthony Heraghty and its then HR chief Jane Kelly, which triggered a multimillion-dollar legal battle and corporate turmoil implicating the group's board. In the statement of claim filed this week by Amelia Berczelly – one of two former lawyers for the retailer who allege their careers were derailed by the fallout from the affair - it is alleged that Heraghty threatened her and her colleague, Rebecca Farrell, during a mediation session in April last year. 'Heraghty had threatened the applicant and Farrell at the mediation through their solicitors, including by stating words to the effect: 'whistleblowers never fare well',' the document stated. Farrell, the former chief legal officer, is the other applicant taking legal action against the $3 billion retailer, its former chair Sally Pitkin, and Heraghty. Both Berczelly and Farrell are pursuing a settlement against Super Retail in the Federal Court, claiming that the alleged affair, conducted while both Heraghty and Kelly worked for the company, led to workplace bullying and breaches of the Corporations Act. Farrell's updated statement of claim alleges that Heraghty and Kelly were seen late at night at the latter's five-star Brisbane hotel, The Calile, in June 2023 by Berczelly and another company employee. 'Heraghty and Kelly had acted in a manner that was very suspicious and suggestive that they were engaged in an intimate or personal relationship that had not been disclosed to the board,' the document said. The document also alleges that Heraghty's executive assistant (EA) told a whistleblower at the group that Heraghty's wife had accessed his mobile in March 2023 and discovered an affair had been ongoing with Kelly for around three years.
