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The President addressed the competing challenges when court orders needed to be served on a woman who resided in a women’s refuge, especially given the concerns about the inadvertent disclosure of the refuge residential address. Guidance was given in relation to the steps that should be taken to avoid disclosure of the address to other individuals. This is one of the first cases in which ‘intersectionality’ was defined with specific reference to the vulnerabilities of migrant women. “Charlotte is never shy of helping us test the boundaries of the law, or of tackling a relatively new form of domestic abuse, widespread image-based abuse (revenge porn), or raising novel arguments arising under the Equality Act, which have yet to be tested in court.
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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.
I’ve seen abusers use family courts to control and torment victims – but change is coming
In addition, the court set aside an order that a rape victim financially contribute towards a rapist parent’s costs of child contact. As submitted by Dr Proudman, the court introduced a strong presumption against a victim ever paying a perpetrator’s costs of contact. Dr Proudman successfully represented the mother following the court’s refusal to grant the Father’s application to invoke Parens Patriae and order the return of the child from India to England. The case set out the leading principles regarding when Parens Patriae can be invoked by the family courts.
I’m a Garrick member. The exclusion of women is the opposite of liberal. It is out of date and wrong
Dr. Lord completed her intern year of orthopaedic surgery at Washington University/Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Dr. Lord completed her orthopaedic surgery residency at UCLA in addition to a research fellowship focused on bony fusion in spine surgery. Dr. Lord's research includes bone biology and fusion, pediatric and adult spinal deformities, and innovation in spine surgery. She has authored numerous basic science and clinical articles in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Lord is a member of the North American Spine Society where she sits on several committees, the Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Lumbar Spine Research Society, Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society, and AOSpine. Dr. Lord was born in Washington, DC and raised in Kenya, Egypt, and New Hampshire.
For over a decade, Charlotte has fearlessly advocated for legal change to advance the rights of women. Along with women’s rights organisations, she has successfully spearheaded campaigns to change the law for women. Charlotte was instrumental in the criminalisation of forced marriage, virginity testing, hymenoplasty and child marriage. Alongside Girls Not Brides, Charlotte campaigned for the age of marriage to increase from 16 to 18 years old. She is a legal advisor to Our Streets Now and Plan UK, a campaign to criminalise public sexual harassment and Bloody Good Period, which aims to make period products freely available in Britain. Charlotte is an advisor to the Vagina Museum and ila, a start-up working to provide safe spaces for victims of abuse.
Charlotte founded a nonprofit, Right to Equality, to advance gender equality.
The family court must conduct its own risk assessment of FGM even when the immigration tribunal has conducted an earlier risk assessment. Dr Charlotte Proudman represented the Mother in a child abduction case in which the Father had applied for the immediate return of the child from India to the UK. The court found that the child is habitually resident in India having spent around two years there.
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Too many shy away from the untrodden or difficult path, Charlotte is not one of these”. First, your provider at Health Atlast carefully reviews your symptoms and medical history and performs a physical exam to make sure prolotherapy is right for you. Then, they create a personalized treatment plan to relieve your joint pain without drugs or invasive procedures. The judiciary press office said Havers and Cohen had been made aware of a request to respond and would not be commenting.
The judgment provided important guidance on the duties under private fostering arrangements. Charlotte is an award-winning barrister with an extensive practice in complex trials and appellate cases, often encompassing ground-breaking points of law. Ranked as Legal 500’s Leading Junior, Charlotte acts in high value matrimonial finance cases, private law children, child abduction, surrogacy and serious public law children cases.
Dr Charlotte Proudman represented children’s relatives whom applied for care, placement and adoption orders to be revoked. Applying for care, placement and adoption orders to be revoked is a very high test to meet. Dr Proudman was instructed on behalf of the children’s family members to make this application on the basis that they had not been thorough assessed by the local authority prior to the final orders being made. “I instructed Charlotte in a complex child abduction case that was appealed to the Court of Appeal.
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.
Dr Charlotte Proudman represented a victim of domestic abuse who was abused by her ex-partner, a senior social worker. The mother appealed the trial Judge’s refusal to disclose findings of domestic abuse to the father’s regulatory body, Social Work England. The mother was successful in her appeal and the Judge handed down guidance on the court’s approach to addressing applications to disclose court judgments to regulatory bodies. Two journalists made an application to publish the fact-finding judgment of HHJ Williscroft with the parent’s names. This application was supported by Ms Kate Griffiths MP who was represented by Dr Charlotte Proudman. The court highlighted the importance of a victim of rape, domestic abuse and coercive and controlling behaviour having the right to ‘tell their story’ and the family court should not be used by perpetrators to silence victims.
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.
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.
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The mother and the child have applied for asylum and their asylum claim is pending in the first-tier tribunal which is due to the heard early this year. Charlotte represents survivors of rape, domestic abuse and controlling behaviour in the family courts whilst also challenging misconceptions across the sector. She uses her knowledge and experience of the justice system to advocate for legal change and protect victims.
Acid reflux can cause painful symptoms, and left untreated, chronic disease can cause serious medical issues including cancer. Dr. Sherman helps patients manage acid reflux with state-of-the-art treatment options so they can reduce their risk of serious medical issues and enjoy optimal health. Proudman could face a 12-month suspension of her licence or a fine if found in breach for posting a 14-part thread on X, then called Twitter, in April 2022. It expressed her concerns at the tone of a judgment handed down by Cohen in relation to a family court case. Central to my mission is challenging the systemic biases entrenched within our institutions, with the legal system being a primary focus. Why are women subjected to imprisonment for seeking an abortion while rape goes under-decriminalized?
