NDAs aimed to protect trade secrets. Now they're often hiding bad behaviour, says prof

27th May 2023

CBC Radio · May 26, 2023 by Paul Hantiuk

"Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), which can prevent a signee from discussing certain matters publically in perpetuity, have made headlines and come under scrutiny in recent years for playing a role in silencing victims in both the public and private sectors.

" 'I can't even begin to explain in words the trauma that results from these contracts," Julie Macfarlane, a law professor emerita at the University of Windsor, told Day 6 guest host Manjula Selvarajah."

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/day6/julie-macfarlane-ndas-senate-1.6855610

Zelda Perkins on BBC News image

Zelda Perkins on BBC News

18th September 2023

Non-Disclosure Agreements at Media Outlets Like ITN Allow ‘Toxic Environments’ and Harassment to Fester, Senior MP Says image

Non-Disclosure Agreements at Media Outlets Like ITN Allow ‘Toxic Environments’ and Harassment to Fester, Senior MP Says

5th September 2023

Bar Council to meet Can’t Buy My Silence over NDAs image

Bar Council to meet Can’t Buy My Silence over NDAs

5th September 2023

Exclusive: Weinstein whistleblower attacks Bar Council over NDAs stance image

Exclusive: Weinstein whistleblower attacks Bar Council over NDAs stance

4th September 2023

Why the Bar Council has got it badly wrong over NDAs image

Why the Bar Council has got it badly wrong over NDAs

4th September 2023

Weaponizing Legal Instruments to Protect the Guilty image

Weaponizing Legal Instruments to Protect the Guilty

22nd August 2023

2 women who complained about harassment at UPEI permanently released from silencing deals image

2 women who complained about harassment at UPEI permanently released from silencing deals

15th August 2023

Zelda Perkins on Toxic Worplace Culture image

Zelda Perkins on Toxic Worplace Culture

15th August 2023

CBMS Canada July 2023 Update image

CBMS Canada July 2023 Update

13th July 2023

Rhode Island Governor Signs Ban on Nondisclosure, Non-Disparagement Agreements image

Rhode Island Governor Signs Ban on Nondisclosure, Non-Disparagement Agreements

8th July 2023

Odey’s Downfall Shows How Far Women Have to Go in City of London image

Odey’s Downfall Shows How Far Women Have to Go in City of London

8th July 2023

Britain is falling behind when it comes to the misuse of NDAs image

Britain is falling behind when it comes to the misuse of NDAs

26th June 2023

Could the UPEI harassment report help make NDAS a thing of the past? image

Could the UPEI harassment report help make NDAS a thing of the past?

19th June 2023

Report on UPEI allegations describes 'dire, toxic' issues, calls for 'urgent action' image

Report on UPEI allegations describes 'dire, toxic' issues, calls for 'urgent action'

15th June 2023

NDAs aimed to protect trade secrets. Now they're often hiding bad behaviour, says prof image

NDAs aimed to protect trade secrets. Now they're often hiding bad behaviour, says prof

27th May 2023

Canada unveils reforms in bid to enhance safe sport practices image

Canada unveils reforms in bid to enhance safe sport practices

13th May 2023

Role of lawyers in misuse of NDAs to be examined by UK regulator image

Role of lawyers in misuse of NDAs to be examined by UK regulator

1st May 2023

Fordham’s Graduate Student Workers Union Addresses Nondisclosure Agreements image

Fordham’s Graduate Student Workers Union Addresses Nondisclosure Agreements

26th April 2023

CBMS UPDATE APRIL 2023 image

CBMS UPDATE APRIL 2023

12th April 2023

NDAs and a culture of silence image

NDAs and a culture of silence

6th April 2023

Furstenau gets ball rolling on curbing NDAs image

Furstenau gets ball rolling on curbing NDAs

6th April 2023

A Call to End the Use of Nondisclosure Agreements, or NDAs, in Massachusetts image

A Call to End the Use of Nondisclosure Agreements, or NDAs, in Massachusetts

2nd April 2023

N.S. opposition parties call for legislation limiting NDAs for sexual assault, harassment cases image

N.S. opposition parties call for legislation limiting NDAs for sexual assault, harassment cases

29th March 2023

Greens Take Lead to Stop NDAs from Silencing Victims image

Greens Take Lead to Stop NDAs from Silencing Victims

27th March 2023

NY State Senate Passes Ban on Secret Deals image

NY State Senate Passes Ban on Secret Deals

17th March 2023

Misuse of NDAs focus of Can’t Buy My Silence image

Misuse of NDAs focus of Can’t Buy My Silence

14th March 2023

Canadian Bar Association Votes Overwhelmingly To End Abuse Of NDAs image

Canadian Bar Association Votes Overwhelmingly To End Abuse Of NDAs

9th February 2023

Canadian Bar Association votes to advocate to end misuse of NDAS coverage image

Canadian Bar Association votes to advocate to end misuse of NDAS coverage

9th February 2023

Regulators plan new work on lawyers’ misuse of NDAs image

Regulators plan new work on lawyers’ misuse of NDAs

23rd January 2023

Samantha Morton Breaks Down Her Pivotal Role in ‘She Said’ and Capturing the Essence of Zelda Perkins image

Samantha Morton Breaks Down Her Pivotal Role in ‘She Said’ and Capturing the Essence of Zelda Perkins

16th January 2023

CBMS UPDATE NOV 2022 image

CBMS UPDATE NOV 2022

15th January 2023

Tragic consequences of non-disclosure agreements image

Tragic consequences of non-disclosure agreements

9th January 2023

A Resolution to Limit Use of NDA's up for debate at the CBA Annual Meeting in February. image

A Resolution to Limit Use of NDA's up for debate at the CBA Annual Meeting in February.

6th January 2023

CBMS July 2022 Update image

CBMS July 2022 Update

30th December 2022

An NDA from Harvey Weinstein cost me my career – at last, banning them feels within reach image

An NDA from Harvey Weinstein cost me my career – at last, banning them feels within reach

15th December 2022

Biden signs law curbing nondisclosure agreements that block victims of sexual harassment from speaking out image

Biden signs law curbing nondisclosure agreements that block victims of sexual harassment from speaking out

8th December 2022

Ontario, lawyer hails victory on university, college use of non-disclosure agreements image

Ontario, lawyer hails victory on university, college use of non-disclosure agreements

6th December 2022

Times Up UK backs campaign Cant Buy My Silence image

Times Up UK backs campaign Cant Buy My Silence

29th November 2022

"She Said" Screening UK Q&A with Emily Maitlis, Sam Morton, Zelda Perkins

27th November 2022

London (Ontario) lawyer fights university, college use of non-disclosure agreements image

London (Ontario) lawyer fights university, college use of non-disclosure agreements

24th November 2022

Mark Stephens, Zelda Perkins discuss NDAs & Dominic Raab image

Mark Stephens, Zelda Perkins discuss NDAs & Dominic Raab

24th November 2022

‘She Said’ Filmmakers and Weinstein Victims: An Emotional Collaboration image

‘She Said’ Filmmakers and Weinstein Victims: An Emotional Collaboration

19th November 2022

I knew Harvey was a monster after he tried to rape my colleague. But when I spoke out I was silenced image

I knew Harvey was a monster after he tried to rape my colleague. But when I spoke out I was silenced

11th November 2022

Halifax Roundtable on NDAs

Has the Use of NDA's Gone Too Far? Halifax Roundtable

8th November 2022

Expert Panel on Abuse of NDA'S IN MOVA SCOTIA image

Expert Panel on Abuse of NDA'S IN MOVA SCOTIA

7th November 2022

People silenced by non-disclosure agreements speak out at hearing for Manitoba Liberal bill image

People silenced by non-disclosure agreements speak out at hearing for Manitoba Liberal bill

5th November 2022

Can’t Buy My Silence to Host Exclusive Preview Screening of “She Said” in LondonPost 130 image

Can’t Buy My Silence to Host Exclusive Preview Screening of “She Said” in LondonPost 130

4th November 2022

Banning the use of NDA' in Nova Scotia and Elsewhere image

Banning the use of NDA' in Nova Scotia and Elsewhere

2nd November 2022

Premier says people aren't 'forced' to sign NDAs; advocates say coercion a factor image

Premier says people aren't 'forced' to sign NDAs; advocates say coercion a factor

31st October 2022

Ontario to end secrecy behind campus sexual misconduct cases and let universities fire faculty who abuse students image

Ontario to end secrecy behind campus sexual misconduct cases and let universities fire faculty who abuse students

30th October 2022

A man was charged with her sexual assault 3 years ago. He's never been extradited image

A man was charged with her sexual assault 3 years ago. He's never been extradited

28th October 2022

Ontario to ban NDAs in sexual misconduct cases by staff at colleges, universities image

Ontario to ban NDAs in sexual misconduct cases by staff at colleges, universities

27th October 2022

MLA who sponsored P.E.I.'s non-disclosure agreement bill says N.S. should act now image

MLA who sponsored P.E.I.'s non-disclosure agreement bill says N.S. should act now

19th October 2022

Trauma therapist calls for ban on NDAs for sexual assault survivors image

Trauma therapist calls for ban on NDAs for sexual assault survivors

18th October 2022

BBC Radio 5 With Naga Munchetty image

BBC Radio 5 With Naga Munchetty

18th October 2022

Weinstein whistleblower: ‘nothing has changed’ on NDA rules image

Weinstein whistleblower: ‘nothing has changed’ on NDA rules

14th October 2022

Lawyers need to redraw ethical boundaries “or face external action” image

Lawyers need to redraw ethical boundaries “or face external action”

14th October 2022

Reforming NDAs should be top of Liz Truss’s agenda

13th October 2022

Liberal bill targets ‘legalized hush money’ image

Liberal bill targets ‘legalized hush money’

11th October 2022

Watch An Animated Graphic of the NDA Story image

Watch An Animated Graphic of the NDA Story

5th October 2022

Inquiry launched into alleged sexual harassment by union leader image

Inquiry launched into alleged sexual harassment by union leader

21st September 2022

Grassroots campaign wants to reform ‘dangerous’ non-disclosure agreements in Canada, abroad image

Grassroots campaign wants to reform ‘dangerous’ non-disclosure agreements in Canada, abroad

9th August 2022

Lyons backs NI universities’ pledge to end use of Non-Disclosure Agreements image

Lyons backs NI universities’ pledge to end use of Non-Disclosure Agreements

1st August 2022

CBC HOCKEY CANADA COVERAGE image

CBC HOCKEY CANADA COVERAGE

26th July 2022

Abuse and harassment survivors 'silenced' ... image

Abuse and harassment survivors 'silenced' ...

23rd July 2022

CTV NEWS HOCKEY CANADA COVERAGE image

CTV NEWS HOCKEY CANADA COVERAGE

22nd July 2022

Hockey Canada comes under fire after for its handling of alleged sexual assault image

Hockey Canada comes under fire after for its handling of alleged sexual assault

21st July 2022

Workplace 'gag orders' for sexual harassment could be finished image

Workplace 'gag orders' for sexual harassment could be finished

16th July 2022

The Government says it will look to model the legislation off a Bill... image

The Government says it will look to model the legislation off a Bill...

16th July 2022

She Said – Official Trailer Release image

She Said – Official Trailer Release

14th July 2022

Victoria to restrict deals silencing sexual harassment victims image

Victoria to restrict deals silencing sexual harassment victims

11th July 2022

U.K. Performers’ Union Equity Fights Back Against NDA Overreach image

U.K. Performers’ Union Equity Fights Back Against NDA Overreach

11th July 2022

NHS ambulance service doctored documents to cover up truth about deaths

21st May 2022

Ending Gag Clauses image

Ending Gag Clauses

19th May 2022

Victims no longer silenced as landmark legislation takes effect on P.E.I. image

Victims no longer silenced as landmark legislation takes effect on P.E.I.

17th May 2022

Zelda Perkins of Can’t Buy My Silence discusses 56 MPs facing claims of sexual misconduct image

Zelda Perkins of Can’t Buy My Silence discusses 56 MPs facing claims of sexual misconduct

30th April 2022

Lady Margaret Hall is first Oxford college to ban non-disclosure agreements

27th April 2022

How Being Legally Silenced Prolongs Workplace Trauma and PTSD image

How Being Legally Silenced Prolongs Workplace Trauma and PTSD

21st April 2022

Whistleblowers call out Channel 4 News over ‘gagging orders’ image

Whistleblowers call out Channel 4 News over ‘gagging orders’

26th February 2022

ITN broke vow made four years ago to end non-disclosure agreements

11th February 2022

Former Channel 4 News employee ‘traumatised’ after signing NDA image

Former Channel 4 News employee ‘traumatised’ after signing NDA

10th February 2022

Channel 4 News faces questions over ‘gagging’ of female staff

9th February 2022

P.E.I. could become 1st province to limit use of NDAs to silence victims of sexual misconduct image

P.E.I. could become 1st province to limit use of NDAs to silence victims of sexual misconduct

9th November 2021

Harvey Weinstein PA says abusers still have the legal power to silence victims image

Harvey Weinstein PA says abusers still have the legal power to silence victims

10th October 2021

Move fast to fix NDAs if you want to avoid a ban

23rd September 2021

‘I had to start over, alone and silenced’: the fight to end NDA abuse image

‘I had to start over, alone and silenced’: the fight to end NDA abuse

21st September 2021

Harvey Weinstein's Former Assistant's Mission to Ban NDAs Explained

20th September 2021

Whistleblowers launch campaign to end misuse of NDAs image

Whistleblowers launch campaign to end misuse of NDAs

16th September 2021

Harvey Weinstein’s former PA: Why I want a law banning NDAs

14th September 2021

The Campaign to End NDAs image

The Campaign to End NDAs

13th September 2021