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Dr Charlotte Proudman represents victim of domestic abuse in High Court appeal seeking for findings to be disclosed to the perpetrator’s regulatory body (Social Work England)

Dr Charlotte Proudman was instructed by direct access on behalf of a lawyer who is a victim of domestic abuse: Judge Farooq Ahmed made findings following a private hearing that the social worker had used his temper to ‘frighten and control’, was ’emotionally abusive’, behaved in a way that ‘amounted to gaslighting’ and hit the […]

Dr Charlotte Proudman represents victim of domestic abuse in child abduction case 

P (Inherent Jurisdiction Return: Allegations of Female Genital Mutilation And Domestic Abuse: Fact Finding) [2022] EWHC 1722 (Fam) (04 July 2022)  Dr Charlotte Proudman was instructed by Duncan Lewis solicitors on behalf of a victim of domestic abuse and controlling behaviour who fled Nigeria with her child. The father made an application for the return of […]

A & Anor v B & Ors [2022] EWHC 3089 (Fam)

Anthony Metzer KC and Dr Charlotte Proudman represented two appellant mothers in an appeal concerning allegations of rape, domestic abuse and coercive and controlling behaviour. The court addressed the following propositions in the Judgment: A) Whether the family court should apply a consistent definition of (i) rape, (ii) sexual assault or (iii) consent, making clear the difference between […]

Meyrick Williams successful in Court of Appeal – quashing conviction.

Meyrick earlier appeared in the Court of Appeal in October/november in an appeal against conviction or sentence regarding a conspiracy to rob. The appeal against conviction was based on the wrongful admission of evidence. In this case it was asserted contrary to the judge’s ruling the evidence was in fact “bad character” and should not […]

 

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