Bar Standards Board case against Charlotte Proudman over criticism of judge will proceed to full hearingA tribunal has rejected a barrister’s request for it to throw out disciplinary proceedings brought against her for saying a judge had shown a “boys’ club attitude”, but it ruled that she can argue that the regulator discriminated against her because she is a woman.At a private hearing this month, lawyers for Charlotte Proudman argued that the Bar Standards Board (BSB) held her to different standards than male barristers and so the case against her should be struck out. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/law/2024/sep/18/tribunal-barrister-charlotte-proudman-boys-club-disciplinary-case
Author : Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent
Publish date : 2024-09-18 12:00:08
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