Our Team

Dr Charlotte Proudman is a multi-award-winning barrister, academic, author, and public campaigner specialising in family law and the treatment of evidence in cases involving domestic abuse, coercive control, and gender-based violence. She is widely recognised for her courtroom advocacy ... cacy and her role in shaping public and legal understanding of gaslighting and coercive control in family court proceedings. She has appeared in landmark cases and is ranked as a Leading Junior Barrister by Legal 500. In 2025, she was named Woman of the Year at the Women and Diversity in Law Awards. Alongside her legal practice, Dr Proudman is an academic and commentator whose work bridges law, research, and public policy. She is the author of He Said, She Said: Truth, Trauma and the Struggle for Justice in the Family Court, which draws on real cases to examine how courts assess credibility, trauma, and power in family law disputes, and sets out a case for systemic reform. Her work extends beyond individual cases to include public advocacy, policy engagement, and national debate on accountability, judicial culture, and the need for structural change within the justice system. Read more

Dr Adrienne Barnett is a Director of Right to Equality. She was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1981 and practised at the independent Bar in London for over 30 years, specialising in family law. Her ... law. Her work focused on representing parents and children in serious public law care proceedings and private law cases involving allegations of domestic abuse. She is a door tenant at One Pump Court Chambers and is a Reader in Law, teaching Family Law and Children and the Law. Dr Barnett has researched domestic abuse and family court proceedings for over 26 years, and more recently parental alienation. She has published widely and presented at conferences in the UK and internationally. In 2020, she was commissioned by the Ministry of Justice to undertake a literature review for its inquiry into domestic abuse and the family courts. She remains actively involved in policy reform and professional training, and holds advisory roles with Rights of Women, Cafcass, SHERA Research Network, Hague Mothers, and SafeLives. Read more

Lucy is a senior grade gender-based violence professional with extensive experience in strategic leadership, operational delivery, fundraising, policy and campaigns. Most recently, she was the VAWG Policy Advisor to the Victims’ Commissioner for London and the Rape Crisis Centre Manager ... at the Women and Girls Network. She is managing Right to Equality’s campaigns: Ending the Presumption of Contact, Breaking Bias, Building Justice, and Action Against Child Removal. Read more

Nicole Taylor is a communications coordinator and a keen advocate for gender equality. She completed her MA in Journalism at the University of Sheffield as an academic scholarship recipient. She is NCTJ accredited, including in media law and ethics. Her ... interest in the family justice system began with her MA project; an investigation into the family courts, particularly on survivors of domestic abuse who were being failed.  Before this role, she volunteered as the podcast producer for Right to Equality, where she worked on the ‘Spotlight on Violence Against Women and Girls’ series, working with advocates, experts and professionals across the sector. Read more

Allison is a PhD student in Edinburgh and volunteers for Right to Equality in research and grants. They previously served for two and a half years as Right to Equality’s manager (until beginning a PhD) and as an adult accompaniment ... advocate while interning with a sexual assault advocacy centre in the United States, simultaneously conducting research. Read more

Jeri is a social media specialist with extensive experience in social media and marketing sectors. Jeri completed her BSc in Marketing and holds an MSc in International Business and Marketing. She is passionate about the betterment of women’s rights and ... advocating for marginalised communities. She enjoys helping with informational content that increases community knowledge and awareness of these important subjects. Jeri is the Social Media Manager and liaison for all of the Right to Equality social channels (Instagram, Facebook, X, Threads, and TikTok). Read more

Emaan is a legal professional with experience in public law, human rights, and policy advocacy. She has worked across government, legal, and research settings, including the Home Office, supporting work that promotes fairness and access to justice. As a Research ... Consultant for Right to Equality’s Action Against Child Removal Campaign, she contributes to legal and policy research and supports advocacy focused on family safeguarding and reforming child removal practices. Read more

Charlotte, called to the Bar in 2024, is currently a housing paralegal at a Tier 1 Legal 500 firm. She previously specialised in family law and her academic interests focus on systemic injustice, access to justice and the prevention of ... VAWG. Charlotte’s LLM thesis explored the misconception that mothers are favoured in the family court system, following her First Class undergraduate dissertation on the retraumatisation of rape victims during the judicial process. Through her writing, Charlotte aims to make complex legal and social issues more accessible and to promote informed discussion on matters affecting women and vulnerable groups. She also volunteers with StandOut and Vocalise, organisations that support prisoners as they prepare for life after release through building life skills and self-confidence. Read more