The Latest Breaking News from Charlotte Proudman

'I'm asking for it': Calls for law change to require 'clear yes' to sex

Activists want the courts to ask if there was ‘enthusiastic consent’ in sexual violence cases

Evening Standard · Mar 4, 2024

Thousands of children waiting nearly a year in ‘unacceptable’ custody courts backlog

‘Children should not be paying the cost of the government’s failure to fix the broken family justice system,’ Law Society president warns

The Independent UK · Dec 28, 2023

Revealed: Scandal of police failure to protect vulnerable women

Exclusive: Labour vows to crack down on police failures to keep women safe, as campaigners warn lives are being put at risk

The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2023

Fears compulsory mediation for separating couples could empower domestic abusers

‘Mediation can provide domestic abusers with another opportunity to control, coerce and intimidate their victims,’ expert says

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2023

Judge orders woman to directly arrange childcare arrangements with rapist ex-husband

Exclusive: The father would ‘sexually intimidate’ the mother and once ‘coerced her into sex’ while their child was in the adjacent room

The Independent UK · May 11, 2023

I’ve seen abusers use family courts to control and torment victims – but change is coming

A pilot scheme is inviting journalists into England and Wales’s most private courtrooms. This can expose those who use litigation as a weapon, says barrister Charlotte Proudman

The Guardian - UK · Mar 29, 2023

Judge moves to protect women in refuges involved in family court disputes

Sir Andrew McFarlane has given guidance after hearing how addresses of alleged abuse victims could be revealed when court orders were served.

The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2023

Social worker who abused ex-partner loses fight to keep details from regulator

Senior employee caused ‘lasting disability’ to former partner, who appealed against decision not to disclose judgment

The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2023

Victim blaming has become 'predominant focus' in Nicola Bulley case, says barrister

Dr Charlotte Proudman said women are often blamed for the situations they are in, but men do not face the same treatment. Her comments came after police revealed intimate details about Nicola Bulley

Daily Mirror · Feb 18, 2023

Senior social worker found to have assaulted ex-partner in High Court fight

The man’s ex-partner wants a High Court judge to rule that regulator Social Work England should be given a copy of a family court judge’s ruling.

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2023