Chairman Ayesha Vardag and Senior Director Catherine Thomas have been formally recognised among their peers in both the legal and financial sectors in two exciting initiatives.
Ayesha and Catherine were both listed as being among the top 50 family lawyers in the country in the 'Spears Family Law Index', published in Issue 38 of the magazine. The... Read More
Vardags Director Stephen Bence is featured in The Global Banking and Finance Review. Entitled ‘A financial investigation in Family Law’, the article begins with the often heard plaintive cry “My husband is very clever and very wealthy and will do everything he can to hold onto his money.” The full article can be... Read More
Vardags sponsored a forum for young, female Chinese entrepreneurs, held at the prestigious Asia House. The forum began with a short introduction by Director of strategy and financial and corporate expert Dr Stephen Bence. Then followed several talks by successful business women who shared their stories and tips for thriving in the business world.... Read More
Many congratulations are due to Vardags director and Head of Private Client Chris Hall: he’s currently also head of the river.
Chris took part in the Masters D race of the annual Hammersmith Head rowing extravaganza on Sunday 9 March 2014 – and won! The route runs from Chiswick to Hammersmith Bridge. Chris commented:
Last Sunday, young and old... Read More
Vardags Managing Director Catherine Thomas appeared on BBC News commenting on the new Law Commission Matrimonial Property, Needs and Agreements report published yesterday. Catherine, who recently represented Michelle Young, was invited to comment on the new Law Commission proposals. At the end of a five-year consultation and research period, the... Read More
The long-awaited legislation passed in July allowing same-sex marriage in England and Wales means that we will witness the first weddings taking place from March 2014.
It has been a long wait for equality for gay couples, who have had to make do with civil partnership until now, and for many, March 2014 could not come soon enough. As equalities... Read More
The Year of the Horse was welcomed in spectacular fashion last week as Vardags co-hosted an evening of Chinese celebrations at the Oxford and Cambridge club. The event – attended by numerous Chinese businesses − included a Tai Chi demonstration, a display of Chinese dancing and traditional Chinese folk singing, all interspersed with... Read More
Vardags received some unexpected media exposure on the BBC’s 6 o’clock news on 4 February.
A feature celebrating 10 years of Facebook necessitated a glimpse of the social media giant’s advertising pages, on which could clearly be seen the Vardags logo.
Alongside the firm’s name appeared the words 'Britain’s top divorce lawyer based in... Read More
Catherine Thomas, Managing Director at Vardags and top international divorce lawyer, takes time out of Blue Monday, traditionally the busiest day for divorce lawyers, to explain away the misunderstandings about prenuptial agreements and to highlight their benefits. Catherine clarifies the common mistakes that create conflicts in divorce and... Read More
Vardags' involvement in the case of Young v Young, and in the imprisonment of Mr Young for failing to comply with a Court order that required him to provide financial disclosure to our client, his wife, has been much reported.
In addition to this, there have also been a number of recent cases that have demonstrated a clear shift in the willingness... Read More