The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has confirmed that it has opened an investigation into Allen & Overy’s (A&O’s) role on a historic sexual harassment settlement with disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein.

SRA chief executive Paul Philip appeared before the Women and Equalities Committee investigating the abuse of non-disclosure agreements (NDA) today (25 April), to face questions over the regulator’s position on the use of such agreements by law firms.