WE ARE A CAMPAIGN COMMITTED TO END THE MISUSE OF NDAs TO BUY VICTIM'S SILENCE
BREAKING NEWS:
UK LSB REPORT UNEQUIVICALLY BACKS CBMS DATA.
BREAKING NEWS: UK LSB REPORT UNEQUIVICALLY BACKS CBMS DATA.
WHAT ARE NDAs?
Non disclosure agreements are contracts that were created to protect trade secrets but when used wrongly become secret settlement contracts used to buy the silence of a victim or whistleblower. They have become the default solution for organisations, corporations and public bodies to settle cases of sexual misconduct, racism, pregnancy discrimination and other human rights violations.
WHAT'S THE PROBLEM WITH NDAs?
NDAs PERPETUATE THE PROBLEM
as they allow a person who has behaved abusively and possibly criminally to stay put or move with impunity to another organisation.
NDAs DON’T PROTECT THE VICTIM
they protect an employer’s reputation and the career of the perpetrator, not the victim who can be protected by a simple one-sided confidentiality clause.
NDAs MAKE VICTIMS LIE
preventing them reporting, speaking to family and friends about their own experiences, or warning others.
NDAs CHILL THE CLIMATE
about their past and in some cases require co-workers to tell lies or risk being sued for defamation.
NDAs GAG VICTIMS PERMANENTLY
for anyone wishing to speak up about abuse in the workplace.
FOUNDERS
ZELDA PERKINS
JULIE MACFARLANE
Zelda Perkins and Prof. Julie Macfarlane joined forces in September 2021 to create Can’t Buy My Silence after their own shocking personal experiences exposed the harmful use of NDAs. Their campaign goal is to stop the misuse of NDAs so that they are only used for the purpose for which they were created – the protection of IP and trade secrets.
They are determined to outlaw NDAs when used to “buy” the silence of victims in order to protect sexual predators, bullies, racists and abusers. In order to put pressure on legislators they are also advocating that regulators, businesses and institutions adopt a code of practice that will not allow NDAs to hide information about harmful people, practices and products.
CAMPAIGN NEWS
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Why Strict NDAs in harassment cases shouldn't be the only option
21st March 2024
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NDA Campaigners say case for reform now 'overwhelming"
5 March 2024
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CAMPAIGN GROUP CALLS ON LAWYERS TO JOIN PUSH FOR NDA LAW REFORM
4 March 2024
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LEGAL SERVICE BOARD REPORT ON THE MISUSE OF NDAS
29 Feb 2024
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SRA TAKES ACTION IN 24 CASES OF ALLEGED NDA MISUSE
29 Feb 2024
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N.S. WON'T BAN NDAS IN SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES, DESPITE GROWING ONLINE PETITION
8 Feb 2024
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THE HOCKEY CANADA SCANDAL SHOWS THE HARMFUL ESCALATIONOF NON-DISCOLSURE AGREEMENTS
5 Feb 204
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THE MISOGYNY IN MUSIC REPORT WAS PUBSLIHED EARLIER THIS WEEK
31 Jan 2024
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THE POST OFFICE SCANDAL SHINES AN UNFORGIVING LIGHT ON NDA ABUSE
24 Jan 2024
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CBMS UK NEWSLETTER
18 Dec 2023
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CBMS CANADA NEWSLETTER
Nov 2023
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ZELDA PERKINS: TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF ‘BEING IN THE WILDERNESS’ - AND A CAMPAIGN TO END NDAS
9 Dec 2023
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TWO NOVA SCOTIAN UNIVERSITIES PLEDGE TO “CAN’T BUY MY SILENCE” CAMPAIGN
7 Dec 2023
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WOMAN WHO EXPOSED HARVEY WEINSTEIN CALLS FOR END TO NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS IN MUSIC INDUSTRY
11 Nov 2023
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SEXISM IN THE CITY: SEXUAL HARRASMENT STILL 'PREVALENT' IN SQUARE MILE WITH VICTIMS SILENCED BY NDAS
9 NOV 2023
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BANK CUT MY BONUS BECAUSE I HAD A BABY, SAYS MO LEADING CITY SEXISM INQUIRY
4 NOV 2024
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'IT'S LIKE BEING GASLIT': FORMER PA TELLS OF ORDEAL OF BEING SWORN TO SECRECY TO SHIELD HARVEY WEINSTEIN‘
22 OCT 2023
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CBMS in the NEWS UK, Septemeber 18-24, 2023
SEPT2023
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I WAS SILENCED BY HARVEY WEINSTEIN- WE MUST CHANGE THE LAW PROTECTING PREDATORS
23 SEPT 2023
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FEARLESS WOMAN DETERMINED TO FIGHT HARVEY WEINSTEINS OF THE WORLD
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ZELDA PERKINS ON BBC
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BAR COUNCIL TO MEET CAN'T BUY MY SILENCE OVER NDAS
September 5, 2023
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NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS AT MEDIA OUTLETS LIKE ITN ALLOW 'TOXIC ENVIRONMENTS' AND HARASSMENT TO FESTER, SENIOR MP SAYS
September 5, 2023
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WHY THE BAR COUNCIL HAS GOT IT BADLY WRONG OVER NDAS
September 4, 2023
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EXCLUSIVE: WEINSTEIN WHISTLEBLOWER ATTACKS BAR COUNCIL OVER NDAS STANCE
September 4, 2023
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WEAPONIZING LEGAL INSTRUMENTS TO PROTECT THE GUILTY
August, 2023
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ZELDA PERKINS ON TOXIC WORKPLACE CULTURE
August 11, 2023
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2 WOMEN WHO COMPLAINED ABOUT HARASSMENT AT UPEI PERMANENTLY RELEASES FROM SILENCING DEALS
August 11, 2023
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CBMS Canada July 2023 Update
JULY 2023
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ODEY'S DOWNFALL SHOWS HOW FAR WOMEN HAVE TO GO IN CITY OF LONDON
June 23, 2023
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BRITAIN IS FALLING BEHIND WHEN IT COMES TO THE MISUSE OF NDAS
June 25, 2023
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COULD THE UPEI HARASSMENT REPORT HELP MAKE NDAS A THING OF THE PAST?
June 17, 2023
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REPORT ON UPEI ALLEGATIONS DESCRIBES 'DIRE, TOXIC' ISSUES, CALLS FOR 'URGENT ACTION'
June 14, 2023
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NDAS AIMED TO PROTECT TRADE SECRETS. NOW THEY'RE OFTEN HIDING BAD BEHAVIOUR, SAYS PROF
May 26, 2023
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ROLE OF LAWYERS IN MISUSE OF NDAS TO BE EXAMINED BY UK REGULATOR
May 1, 2023
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CBMS UPDATE APRIL 2023
APRIL 2023
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FURSTENAU GETS BALL ROLLING ON CURBING NDAS
April 6, 2022
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NDAS AND A CULTURE OF SILENCE
April 5, 2022
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N.S. OPPOSITION PARTIES CALL FOR LEGISLATION LIMITING NDAS FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT, HARASSMENT CASES
March, 28, 2023
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GREENS TAKE LEAD TO STOP NDAS FROM SILENCING VICTIMS
March 22, 2023
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MISUSE OF NDAS FOCUS OF CAN'T BUY MY SILENCE
March 14, 2023
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CANADIAN BAR ASSOCIATION VOTES TO ADVOCATE TO END MISUSE OF NDAS - COVERAGE
FEBRUARY 2023
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REGULATORS PLAN NEW WORK ON LAWYERS' MISUSE OF NDAS
January 23, 2023
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SAMANTHA MORTON BREAKS DOWN HER PIVOTAL ROLE IN 'SHE SAID' AND CAPTURING THE ESSENCE OF ZELDA PERKINS
Jan 12, 2023
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TRAGIC CONSEQUENCES OF NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS
JANUARY 9, 2023
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A RESOLUTION TO LIMIT USE OF NDAS UP FOR DEBATE AT THE CBA ANNUAL MEETING IN FEBRUARY
January 5, 2023
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LAWYERS NEED TO REDRAW ETHICAL BOUNDARIES "OR FACE EXTERNAL ACTION"
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REFORMING NDAS SHOULD BE TOP OF LIZ TRUSS'S AGENDA
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LIBERAL BILL TARGETS 'LEGALIZED HUSH MONEY"
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INQUIRY LAUNCHED INTO ALLEGED SEXUAL HARASSMENT BY UNION LEADER
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GRASSROOTS CAMPAIGN WANTS TO REFORM 'DANGEROUS' NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS IN CANADA, ABROAD
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LYONS BACKS NI UNIVERSITIES' PLEDGE TO END USE OF NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS
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ABUSE AND HARASSMENT SURVIVORS 'SILENCED' BY NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS FIGHT FOR CHANGE TO B.C. LAW
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HOCKEY CANADA COMES UNDER FIRE AFTER FOR ITS HANDLING OF ALLEGE SEXUAL ASSAULT
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WORKPLACE 'GAG ORDERS' FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT COULD BE FINISHED
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U.K. PERFORMERS' UNION EQUITY FIGHTS BACK AGAINST NDA OVERREACH
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VICTORIA TO RESTRICT DEALS SILENCING SEXUAL HARASSMENT VICTIMS
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NHS AMBULANCE SERVICE DOCTORED DOCUMENTS TO COVER UP TRUTH ABOUT DEATHS
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ENDING GAG CLAUSES
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VICTIMS NO LONGER SILENCED AS LANDMARK LEGISLATION TAKES EFFECT ON P.E.I
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ZELDA PERKINS OF CAN'T BUY MY SILENCE DISCUSSES 56 MPS FACING CLAIMS OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT
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LADY MARGARET HALL IS FIRST OXFORD COLLEGE TO BAN NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS
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WHISTLEBLOWERS CALL OUT CHANNEL 4 NEWS OVER 'GAGGING' ORDERS
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ITN BROKE VOW MADE FOUR YEARS AGO TO END NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS
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CHANNEL 4 NEWS FACES QUESTIONS OVER 'GAGGING' OF FEMALE STAFF
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FORMER CHANNEL 4 NEWS EMPLOYEE 'TRAUMATIZED' AFTER SIGNING NDA
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P.E.I. COULD BECOME 1ST PROVINCE TO LIMIT USE OF NDAS TO SILENCE VICITMS OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT
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HARVEY WEINSTEIN PA SAYS ABUSERS STILL HAVE THE LEGAL POWER TO SILENCE VICTIMS
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MOVE FAST TO FIX NDAS IF YOU WANT TO AVOID A BAN
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"I HAD TO START OVER, ALONE AND SILENCED':THE FIGHT TO END NDA ABUSE
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HARVEY WEINSTEIN'S FORMER ASSISTANT'S MISSION TO BAN NDAS EXPLAINED
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WHISTLEBLOWERS LAUNCH CAMPAIGN TO END THE MISUSE OF NDAS
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HARVEY WEINSTEIN'S FORMER PA: WHY I WANT A LAW BANNING NDAS
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THE CAMPAIGN TO END NDAS
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