In conversation with Dr Charlotte Proudman King's College Cambridge

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• To end FGM, the UK must protect girls everywhere, not just in this country
• Immigration and Public Law
• Playboy’s big cover-up is anything but a victory for women
• Garrick Club asked to consider membership for seven leading women
• Acid Reflux Treatment Specialist
• Charlotte is an award-winning barrister, academic, and campaigner.

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To end FGM, the UK must protect girls everywhere, not just in this country

She demonstrates commitment to and passion for this area of work. I have been most impressed by her professionalism and swift response especially with pro bono cases that are often at very short notice. On behalf of the families that Charlotte has supported and is continuing to support, I would like to send her our sincere gratitude”. “Charlotte has excellent knowledge in the area of female genital mutilation law.

Immigration and Public Law

The decision shows the serious orders that can be made by the family courts in domestic abuse cases to ensure that children are not harmed in the family household. Dr Charlotte Proudman represented the appellant mother at an appeal hearing in which she successfully set aside a child arrangements order made by consent. Findings of rape of the mother post-separation and during/after child contact and other forms of domestic abuse had already been made at a fact-finding hearing.

Playboy’s big cover-up is anything but a victory for women

The appeal was allowed, and the order for child contact was set aside. Dr Proudman represented a mother opposing a care order and placement order in respect of her three children. The local authority alleged domestic abuse between the mother and her former partners causing the children harm. The court also found that one of the fathers physically assaulted a child, which constituted non-accidental injury. The court made a number of serious findings relating to domestic abuse and neglect in the family home. The court made a care order and a placement order in respect of the three children.

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Cohen’s judgment in the divorce case has not been appealed against. The Bar Standards Board said it did not comment on ongoing disciplinary proceedings. In her 14-part thread, Proudman suggested the judge had minimised the significance of the domestic abuse her client said she had faced at the hands of her ex-husband. Featured in The Times and a frequent voice on radio broadcasts, I amplify crucial feminist issues and challenge societal norms. The Counsel Magazine featured me on its cover, exposing abuse within the legal profession.

Why does sexual harassment not warrant criminalization, whereas football hooliganism does? My fervent dedication is to eradicate all forms of discrimination against women within society, and I boldly call out instances of sexism wherever they arise. They discuss Charlotte's work, how law can be used to further gender equality, and have a conversation about the real barriers for women in law as well as gender discrimination and sexism in our current legal system. Dr Proudman represented the local authority following an application on behalf of the husband and wife for a parental order. A child had resulted from a surrogacy arrangement and the wife had then arranged a further surrogacy without the husband’s knowledge or consent. The CJEU concluded that Article 10 of Brussels IIa applied to member states and not to third states, such as India.

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Her dedication to vulnerable clients, particularly those who are victims of abuse, is exemplary”. Cris McCurley, Head of International Family Law, Ben Hoare Bell LLP. A barrister is facing disciplinary proceedings for expressing frustration at the “echoes of a boys’ club attitude” that she claims were in a family court judgment that went against her client. Dr Proudman represented the appellant who appealed the trial judge’s order of nullity on the ground of polygamy.

The Judge set out the steps the court is required to take in a case where a party or witness is a victim or is at risk of being a victim of domestic abuse (see §23). Dr Proudman represented the respondent mothers in two appeals concerning rape, domestic abuse and coercive and controlling behaviour. The court was invited – but declined – to give a consistent definition of rape, sexual abuse and consent in family law proceedings. The mother’s argued that a failure to have a consistent definition is in breach of Article 6, 8 and 14.

I often represent vulnerable girls and women at risk of FGM or other forms of gender-based violence. Dr Charlotte Proudman represented the mother in application for an FGMPO on behalf of her daughter at risk of FGM in Nigeria. The mother applied for expert assessments and the appointment of a children’s guardian. Dr Proudman represented the mother in an application to appeal the fact-finding judgment, which was allowed. The appellate Court held that the trial Judge minimised domestic abuse and failed to apply the law concerning domestic abuse. Tortoise media applied to report on care proceedings, in which the parents are under investigation arising out of a suspected ‘illegal abortion’ under the 1861 Act.

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She works on complex cases involving male violence against women that cut across crime, civil litigation and immigration law. She has represented and advised high-profile public and political figures. Charlotte was Highly Commended (as runner-up) in the Woman of the Year category and was also shortlisted for Advocate of the Year, at the Women and Diversity in Law awards 2024, having previously won the ‘Advocate of the Year’ at the same Awards in 2023. She was named ‘Hot 100’ by the Lawyer 2021, she was highly commended for ‘Junior Family Law Barrister of the Year’ and Re H-N won ‘Case of the Year’ at the Family Law Awards 2021 and she was awarded ‘Rising Star’ at the Women in Law Awards 2020. Dr Charlotte Proudman represented a victim of domestic abuse at a fact-finding hearing where some of the mother allegations were proved. The trial Judge made comments about the mother’s intelligence along with other remarks about the mother when making findings about rape and non-fatal strangulation, which the Judge found not proved.

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A pivotal moment came when I represented a rape survivor in a groundbreaking case that officially acknowledged "gaslighting" as a form of domestic abuse. Collaborating with fellow feminist activists, I played a pivotal role in the criminalization of forced marriage, virginity testing, hymenoplasty, and the raising the minimum age for marriage to 18. Nkumbe Ekaney QC and Dr Proudman represented the mother in an application for a FGMPO on behalf of her daughter. The local authority applied for a travel ban to prohibit a girl from leaving the jurisdiction to visit her father in Egypt due to a risk of FGM. After various expert reports, the court allowed the child to visit the father in Egypt for a short trip.