NDAs to hush up alleged sexual misconduct are under fire. 'I can't agree to this'

Ashley Chand spent more than a decade working her way up through the ranks of human resources and administration positions at some of Vancouver’s most prestigious law firms.

When she landed the job of director of administration at B.C.-based litigation firm Murphy Battista in November 2022, it was a dream come true, she says.

Until about a year later, when she was at the firm’s 2023 Christmas party. She says a senior lawyer approached her there and said, “You’re attractive, you’re young.