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Dr Charlotte Proudman represented a victim of domestic abuse who was abused by her ex-partner, a senior social worker. The mother appealed the trial Judge’s refusal to disclose findings of domestic abuse to the father’s regulatory body, Social Work England. The mother was successful in her appeal and the Judge handed down guidance on the court’s approach to addressing applications to disclose court judgments to regulatory bodies. Two journalists made an application to publish the fact-finding judgment of HHJ Williscroft with the parent’s names. This application was supported by Ms Kate Griffiths MP who was represented by Dr Charlotte Proudman. The court highlighted the importance of a victim of rape, domestic abuse and coercive and controlling behaviour having the right to ‘tell their story’ and the family court should not be used by perpetrators to silence victims.
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The Appellate court overturned the decision of DDJ Watson following a flawed fact-finding hearing. This case has been remitted for a re-trial before a different judge. This was one of the first transparency order cases in private law children proceedings in Carlisle Family Court. First, the trial judge ordered child contact between the father and the child despite the mother’s allegations of rape and abuse.
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Dr Charlotte Proudman represented children’s relatives whom applied for care, placement and adoption orders to be revoked. Applying for care, placement and adoption orders to be revoked is a very high test to meet. Dr Proudman was instructed on behalf of the children’s family members to make this application on the basis that they had not been thorough assessed by the local authority prior to the final orders being made. “I instructed Charlotte in a complex child abduction case that was appealed to the Court of Appeal.
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The judgment provided important guidance on the duties under private fostering arrangements. Charlotte is an award-winning barrister with an extensive practice in complex trials and appellate cases, often encompassing ground-breaking points of law. Ranked as Legal 500’s Leading Junior, Charlotte acts in high value matrimonial finance cases, private law children, child abduction, surrogacy and serious public law children cases.
The trial judge said, “The inherent probability of the mother silently submitting to forced sex, often multiple times a day, for several years seems to me to be low. Dr Charlotte Proudman successfully represented the mother on appeal of a complex fact-finding decision where findings of false rape allegations were made against the mother, as well as findings of domestic abuse against the father. The court refused the father’s application for interim direct contact with the father pending a re-trial of the parent’s cross-allegations. Dr Charlotte Proudman represented Ms Kate Griffiths MP at a fact-finding hearing before HHJ Williscroft in the Family Court at Derby. Mr Andrew Griffiths, a former MP and government minister had applied for a child arrangements order, which was opposed by Ms Kniveton MP due to serious safeguarding concerns pursuant to PD12J.
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The father sought to rely on sexual footage to show that the parties had consensual sex and the mother was not raped. The mother opposed the admission of such material and argued that it re-traumatised her. For the first time, the Court handed down guidance on the admissibility of intimate material in domestic abuse cases. Following a psychological assessment of the mother, the Court set out thorough participation directions for the mother to ensure she could give her best evidence. The case came before the Court for a preliminary issue hearing after the mother’s appeal of the first fact-finding judgment was allowed. Dr Charlotte Proudman is an award-winning barrister and academic specialising in violence against women and girls.
The case concerned general propositions and the individual appeal. The individual appeal concerned the trial judge applying the criminal law to allegations of rape; no reference given to PD12J or H-N; and attributing too much weight to a resumption of sexual relations after the alleged rape. The appeal was dismissed and the approach of Knowles J to such cases used in first appeal approved, see A & Anor v B & Ors [2022] EWHC 3089 (Fam) (02 December 2022). Dr Charlotte Proudman represented a mother at an appeal hearing in the High Court that addressed issues of sexual coercion and submission within marriage. The mother alleged that she ‘submitted’ to sex in the context of a strict religious marriage and that this was a form of sexual abuse.
The fifth charge says Proudman had “behaved in a way which was likely to diminish the trust and confidence which the public places in her and in the profession” by tweeting posts that were insulting to the judge. She is extremely hard-working, produces excellent cogent submissions, is wonderful with clients, is a great team player and is a superb talent. She is also a highly-regarded academic.’ Leading Junior Barrister, Legal 500. “Charlotte is always a pleasure to instruct and is liked by clients. She is brilliant at analysing the case, advising on all of the issues, and managing cases.
The mother successfully appealed the Judgment in A & Anor v B & Ors [2022] EWHC 3089 (Fam). Dr Charlotte Proudman represented a victim of domestic abuse and controlling behaviour who fled Nigeria with her child. The father made an application for the return of the child following the wrongful removal of the child from Nigeria to England and Wales. The High Court conducted a fact-finding hearing and found allegations of domestic abuse and control proved.
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