A high-profile barrister has hailed the dismissal of a professional misconduct case against her as a victory for women’s rights and freedom of speech, labelling the proceedings a “personal attack against me as a woman and as a feminist”.
Dr Charlotte Proudman, who specialises in family law, had faced a Bar Standards Board (BSB) disciplinary tribunal over a 14-part Twitter thread criticising a judge’s ruling over a domestic abuse case, saying it echoed a “boys’ club”.
