Non-disclosure Agreements And Confidentiality Clauses

Non-disclosure agreements (NDA) are used to seal the lips across a range of situations in nearly all industry sectors. Organisations, particularly the many industry sectors that depend on constant innovation and new developments, need to ensure that their research, discoveries and breakthroughs are protected. Also, important business transactions could be completely derailed if rivals learned about the deal before it was completed.

When NDAs are used to prevent an individual from revealing abusive behaviour the validity of using such an agreement such is now being called into question. The revelation that Harvey Weinstein wielded robust NDAs to prevent his victims speaking out has posed an ethical dilemma as to whether criminal behaviour should be able to be shielded by an NDA.  His victims have now been released from the confines of the agreements they signed.