The Latest Breaking News from the Bar Standards Board

Tackling the lack of Black talent in the legal system

Letter: We need to stop pretending the field is level and talk about what real equity looks like, says Pauline Campbell

The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2025

‘Why do they dislike me so much?’: the trials, trolls and triumphs of Britain’s most divisive barrister

She has been called a ‘brave disruptor’ by campaigners and ‘rabid’ by internet critics. But for Charlotte Proudman, only one opinion matters: that of the women and children she defends in the family courts

The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2025

I stood up to the ‘boys’ club’ at the heart of our justice system – and was vindicated

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 Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2024

UN concern over disciplinary case against UK lawyer for ‘boys’ club’ remarks

Special rapporteurs say proceedings against Charlotte Proudman may send a ‘disconcerting message’

The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2024

Lawyer who raised ‘boys’ club’ concerns over judgment accused of misconduct

Charlotte Proudman posted tweets critical of ruling by Sir Jonathan Cohen, a Garrick Club member

The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2024

Barrister’s fury after legal regulator takes no action over colleagues’ foul-mouthed tweets

Exclusive: Charlotte Proudman reported more than 50 barristers to the Bar Standards Board over abusive messages

The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2023

The Times pays damages to lawyer over misleading article

Dinah Rose KC receives apology over story about her involvement in Caymans same-sex marriage case

The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2023

Suella Braverman accused of breaching barristers’ code over ‘racist’ language

Lawyers and faith organisations lodge complaint about the home secretary, who is a qualified barrister

The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2023