Despite it being one of the busiest days of a divorce lawyer's calendar, Head of Manchester Office Emma Gill found time to squeeze in not one but two radio interviews with the BBC this Monday. Before the break of dawn, she had already appeared on Radio 5 Live's Wake Up to Money to explain why law firms often see a spike in enquiries... Read More
On 27 December, Vardags barrister and strategy associate John Oxley spoke to Talkradio regarding the news that some divorcing couples are now reportedly more concerned over who gets 'custody' of their horse than what happens to the matrimonial home—a novel way of keeping oneself busy during the limbo that follows... Read More
On 27 December, Vardags barrister and strategy associate John Oxley spoke to Talkradio regarding the news that some divorcing couples are now reportedly more concerned over who gets 'custody' of their horse than what happens to the matrimonial home—a novel way of keeping oneself busy during the limbo that follows... Read More
Last Thursday, Vardags Director of Private Client Hannah Southon was called into the BBC Radio 2 studio to give legal insight into a recent news story involving living wills. Brenda Grant of Nuneaton suffered a severe stroke in 2012, age 79, leaving her unable to walk, talk or swallow. She was kept alive in hospital then a nursing home for 22... Read More
Maire Connor and Thea Dunne
In September 2017, a group of Vardagians took on a near-400 mile fundraising cycle ride in aid of Intermission Youth Theatre, an arts-based youth mentoring organisation that empowers young people who are at risk of offending, ex-offenders, or lacking in opportunities, to improve their lives through theatre. IYT takes... Read More
“A nation is only as strong as the families that create it”. Standing in a room behind the watchful eyes of the angels and gargoyles of Westminster Hall, Suella Fernandes MP gave a rousing opening presentation on the urgent need to rehaul our family law system. Gathered before the Chair Rt Hon Joan Ryan MP, sat nearly twenty MPs and... Read More
Fast on the heels of her appearance on BBC Radio 2, Catherine hot-footed it to the BBC Radio 5 Live studios to speak to Sarah Brett and Nihal Arthanayake about sexual harassment in the workplace. The disturbing prevalence of sexual harassment has become something of an international talking point since Hollywood was rocked by the Harvey Weinstein... Read More
This morning Vardags Managing Director Catherine Thomas was called in to the BBC Radio 2 studios to discuss no-fault divorce on the Jeremy Vine show. A long-term advocate for no-fault divorce and supporter of the Family Law Reform campaign, Catherine debated the issue with Thomas Pascoe of the Coalition for Marriage, a Christian pressure group... Read More
Ayesha Vardag launched the Campaign for Family Law Reform this month with a fringe event at the Conservative Party Conference. Entitled “Sex Lies and Irreconcilable Differences”, the event was a panel discussion of whether the time is right for no-fault divorce.
Representing the FLR, Ayesha made the case for no-fault divorce as a family... Read More
This week, the new edition of the Legal 500 was released online, outlining who’s who in the world of law. Amazingly, our Cambridge and Manchester offices have already entered the rankings despite only being established six months previously.
Founder and President Ayesha Vardag was celebrated as a ‘Leading individual’ among a selection of... Read More