WE ARE A CAMPAIGN COMMITTED TO END THE MISUSE OF NDAs TO BUY VICTIM'S SILENCE
All BRITISH TRADE UNIONS MUST NOW ENSURE THE USE OF NDAs OR SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS IS IN LINE WITH TUC AND ACAS BEST PRACTICAL GUIDANCE.
BREAKING NEWS:
All BRITISH TRADE UNIONS MUST NOW ENSURE THE USE OF NDAs OR SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS IS IN LINE WITH TUC AND ACAS BEST PRACTICAL GUIDANCE. BREAKING NEWS:
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.
OUR WORK
CBMS IN THE NEWS
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Maria felt pressured to sign an NDA after being sexually harassed. Now she’s speaking out against the practice.
28 Nov 2024
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Ireland makes NDAs “the exception” in workplace disputes
05 NOV 2024
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NDAs: Al Fayed allegations highlight need for further action
25 Oct 2024
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ITN criticised by its journalists after report on internal complaints
18 OCT 2024
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ITN told to review use of NDAs in law firm report
18 OCT 2024
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Harrods must reveal all Al Fayed NDAs
Sept 29, 2024
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NDAs are how men like Weinstein and Fayed get away with abuse
Sept 27, 2024
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Lawyers use of NDAs for Al Fayed
Sept 22nd 2024
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How NDAs are still silencing women like those in the Al Fayed case
Sept 22nd 2024
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Women 'disheartened' by UK decision to halt charges
Sept 15th 2024
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Can't Buy My Silence
Sept 14th 2024
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UK universities move to ban non-disclosure agreements
August 1, 2024
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Non-disclosure agreements in sex harassment cases to be banned
July 22, 2024
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Hush-Hush Affair How the NDA became the defining legal document of our time.
July 1, 2024
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CBMS UK NEWSLETTER JUNE 2024
JUNE 2024
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SRA Warnings on SLAPPs and NDAs: Key Takeaways
June 28th, 2024
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MAGICIAN DAVID COPPERFIELD'S ALLEGED VICTIMS SPEAK OUT
May 15th, 2024
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WOMEN TO PROTEST OVER CONFIDENTIALITY CLAUSES USED AGAINST MOTHERS
May 14th, 2024
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GAGGING ORDERS HAVE BEEN SILENCING MOTHERS FOR DECADED- ITS TIME TO RIP THEM UP
May 14, 2024
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VICTIMS UNDER NDAs CAN BREACH THEM TO REVEAL CRIMES IN NEW LAW
April 9th, 2024
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MINISTERS TIGHTEN NDA RULES
2nd April 2024
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WHISTLEBLOWERS TO BE PROTECTED FROM GAGGING ORDERS
28th 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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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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ZELDA PERKINS: TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF ‘BEING IN THE WILDERNESS’ - AND A CAMPAIGN TO END NDAS
9 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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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
2023
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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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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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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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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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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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INQUIRY LAUNCHED INTO ALLEGED SEXUAL HARASSMENT BY UNION LEADER
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U.K. PERFORMERS' UNION EQUITY FIGHTS BACK AGAINST NDA OVERREACH
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NHS AMBULANCE SERVICE DOCTORED DOCUMENTS TO COVER UP TRUTH ABOUT DEATHS
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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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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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HARVEY WEINSTEIN'S FORMER PA: WHY I WANT A LAW BANNING NDAS
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