The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), the regulatory body that oversees solicitors in England and Wales, has confirmed that it has opened an investigation into Allen & Overy’s role in a historic sexual harassment settlement with disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein.

SRA chief executive Paul Philip appeared before Parliament’s Women and Equalities Committee investigating the abuse of nondisclosure agreements (NDA) Wednesday to face questions over the regulator’s position on the use of such agreements by law firms.