Ep 250: He Said, She Said: Truth, Trauma and The Struggle for Justice in the Family Courts with Dr Charlotte Proudman

Crime Analyst

Laura Richards

True Crime

4.9 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2025

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Laura interviews award winning Barrister and campaigner Dr Charlotte Proudman about her trailblazing work in the family law courts. In this powerful and urgent conversation, you will hear harrowing cases, learn about the troubling biases and shocking prejudice that underlie the legal system and Dr Proudman’s fight for justice and long-term change. Order Dr Proudman’s book He Said She Said, out May 1 2025: https://www.foyles.co.uk/book/he-said-she-said/charlotte-proudman/9781399612449 For more expert insight, in-depth conversations, extra episodes and videos, live monthly events with Laura and to be a part a fast growing, dynamic and empowering community join the Crime Analyst Squad: www.patreon.com/CrimeAnalyst #DomesticAbuse #Stalking #FamilyCourts #DrCharlotteProudman #Misogyny #Patriarchy #Feminism #CrimeAnalyst #TrueCrime #Podcast Clips https://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/news/video-3137303/Kate-Kniveton-abuse-suffered-hands-ex-husband.html Sources https://www.charlotteproudman.com/ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjjx61wjvlxo https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lancashire-37384678 https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/sep/14/father-who-is-convicted-rapist-stripped-of-parental-responsibility-for-daughter Thank You to Crime Analyst Sponsors Who Make the Show Possible. Support The Show Through the Sponsor: Save more with 20% off your first order at thrivecausemetics.com/CRIMEANALYST Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at SHOPIFY.com/crimeanalyst You can support Laura by voting for Crime Analyst in the Listener’s Choice Award—every vote helps amplify her vital work. Vote here: https://bit.ly/VoteCrimeAnalyst Learn from the leading expert in coercive control, stalking, and homicide prevention. Join Laura at CrimeCon London June 2025 https://www.crimecon.co.uk/ Grab your ticket with promo code CRIMEANALYST10 for 10% savings! REGISTER For Laura’s 2025 Masterclasses – DASH, DASH Train the Trainer, Coercive Control and Stalking: https://bit.ly/LRMasterclassRegistration Masterclass Information: https://bit.ly/LauraMasterclasses More Training Info: www.dashriskchecklist.com www.thelaurarichards.com YouTube, Socials and Website YouTube @crimeanalyst Facebook Crime Analyst Podcast Instagram @crimeanalyst @laurarichards999 Threads @crimeanalyst X @thecrimeanalyst @laurarichards99 TikTok @crimeanalystpod Website www.crime-analyst.com Leave a Review https://www.crime-analyst.com/reviews/new/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.1	He came up and just flew at me in the room and told me never to question him again in public,
0:35.1	pinned me against a walk by my throat. And it was terrifying.
0:38.4	I'd never experienced anything like that in my life before. I'd wake up and he would already
0:45.2	have started having sex with me. So I was just a shadow of my former self by the end of the
0:50.9	relationship. Kate, thanks for your time today. And congratulations.
0:55.2	I know it's been a grueling five-year battle before the recent ruling at the family
1:00.9	court.
1:01.3	So we, as you say, have been through a traumatic, lengthy legal battle.
1:06.9	But we have secured a landmark ruling.
1:10.5	We've secured a transparency order.
1:12.6	I'm able to talk about to an extent what has happened and the judgment in each case.
1:19.6	And I know from the volume of emails that I've received from other victims and survivors,
1:24.6	it's given them the courage to speak out as well,
1:28.3	and it's also helped them through their own cases.
1:32.3	Because your abuser was your husband, now your ex-husband, former Conservative MP,
1:38.3	for this very constituency, Andrew Griffin.
1:41.3	What this case shows is that domestic abuse, it has no social barriers, there's no
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