The Latest Breaking News from Domestic Abuse

The Bar Standards Board tried to silence me for calling out injustice and sexism. Being cleared was a win for free speech, says barrister Charlotte Proudman

The Independent’s latest virtual event saw a powerful discussion on domestic abuse, spotlighting the vital role of women’s refuges.

Eastbourne’s MP Josh Babarinde, the Liberal Democrat’s justice spokesperson, has tabled a bill that would create a specific set of domestic abuse aggravated offences in the law for the first time.

Charlotte Proudman is facing a Bar Standards Board disciplinary tribunal over a Twitter thread criticising a ruling in a case she worked on

Women’s rights campaigner Dr Charlotte Proudman, who specialises in family law, is facing a Bar Standards Board (BSB) disciplinary tribunal.

‘There is emotional coercion that goes alongside more physical and violent coercion,’ a Labour MP warned

Prime minister accused of putting issue ‘on the back burner’ despite horrific levels of abuse

VIRTUAL EVENTS SERIES: The panel, chaired by The Independent’s Caroline Gammell, includes BBC presenter Nikita Kanda, Refuge’s interim CEO Abigail Ampofo, head of development Rachel Shuter, and our women’s correspondent Maya Oppenheim, who will all offer unique perspectives on domestic abuse and the transformative power of refuges

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