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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Ellie Ng

Barrister relieved after professional misconduct case ‘hell’ dismissed

The case against Charlotte Proudman was dropped on Thursday (Stefan Rousseau/PA) - (PA Wire)

A high-profile barrister has told of her relief as “more than two-and-a-half years of hell” came to an end after a professional misconduct case against her was dismissed.

Women’s rights campaigner Dr Charlotte Proudman, who specialises in family law, had faced a Bar Standards Board disciplinary tribunal over a 14-part Twitter thread criticising a judge’s ruling over a domestic abuse case, saying it echoed a “boys’ club”.

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