Arcadia NDAS must be honoured

STATEMENT FROM SIR PHILIP AND THE ARCADIA GROUP BOARD

We are pleased with today’s judgment...

The ruling recognised that the signatories to NDAS have ongoing obligations to honour those agreements, which they entered into willingly after receiving full independent legal advice about their rights and responsibilities.

The Telegraph knowingly and shamefully coaxed these individuals to breach their obligations under these lawful agreements.

The Court of Appeal, when granting the injunction to protect the confidential information in October, confirmed the agreements were lawful and made clear that NDAS play an important and legitimate role in settling commercial disputes, particularly in an employment context, and should be respected.

Despite the ... ruling, Lord Hain then named Sir Philip Green in a disgraceful and direct breach of the injunction which had been imposed and ... he is now being investigated by the House of Lords Commissioner for Standards.

The Telegraph has pursued a vendetta against Sir Philip Green and the employees and management of Arcadia Group for the past nine months, harassing many of its staff and their families in their homes, often at night and at weekends.

The Telegraph and its owners must now decide whether to do the decent thing and respect the NDAS. If not, they will expose their sources to potential further legal actions and significant losses.