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Legal 500 UK 2025: Vardags is ‘the Rolls Royce and the Ferrari of the family law world’

The Legal 500s 2025 rankings marks Vardags next chapter of success, following the firms extremely impressive founder and President, Ayesha Vardag, being listed in the Hall of Fame last year.

An extraordinary testimonial praised Vardags as both the Rolls Royce and the Ferrari of the family law world and in total, 19 lawyers across our family and reputation and privacy departments have been featured.

The Legal 500 provides a yearly ranking of recommended law firms and lawyers, assessing them for their legal expertise. Rankings are based on a series of criteria, including market research and feedback from both clients and other lawyers.

Our offices in Manchester and Cambridge have been promoted to Tier 1, with practice head and Regional Managing Partner, Emma Gill, being praised by a client as the best divorce lawyer anyone could ever instruct.

Partners David Lister and Gareth Curtis have both been ranked as Leading Individuals, and Partner Robert Hines has been named a Next Generation Partner, all for for the first time. Partner Simon McKirgan has retained his ranking as a Leading Partner, and Partners Caroline Korah and Alex McCready have retained their rankings as Next Generation Partners.

This excellent result demonstrates our commitment to providing top-quality legal advice and representation. Our expertise in complex, high net worth divorce is noted for setting us apart from our competitors, with our divorce and family team being praised for their ability to take on unwinnable cases and win… fight the unfightable and succeed. Furthermore, our top draw reputation and privacy team is also highly commended, with one testimonial describing them as being without rival.

We are really grateful to all of our clients, as well as our colleagues in the legal world, who provided such kind feedback.

Please see the full list of our lawyers who have been recognised:

  1. Ayesha Vardag, Hall of Fame: Ayesha Vardag is extremely impressive not least because of the firm she has created but also client list she has. She is an extremely intelligent lawyer who contributes hugely to any case with wise insights and clever strategies.
  2. Emma Gill, Leading Partner: Emma Gill is exceptional. She is highly intelligent yet down-to-earth, pragmatic and reassuring. To describe Emma as a lighthouse at what was the darkest time for me is an understatement. Emma is, as I have told her many times, the best divorce lawyer anyone could ever instruct and a truly wonderful person.
  3. David Lister, Leading Partner: David Lister is a stalwart and legend in the field, he is known for his good humour and compassion as well as his killer tactical instincts and legal experience. He is a joy to work with and clients love him.
  4. Simon McKirgan, Leading Partner: Simon McKirgans attention to detail is remarkable and his approach to family law devastatingly logical and right. If you have a hard case, go to him.
  5. Gareth Curtis, Leading Partner: extremely professional, but at the same time friendly and helpful…As a client, I felt valued, respected and thoroughly represented.
  6. Caroline Korah, Next Generation Partner: Caroline Korah is the perfect balance of empathetic and tough. Fiercely intelligent and sensible. Clients love her and shes a pleasure to work for.
  7. Alexandra McCready, Next Generation Partner: Alexandra McCready is a particular star. Personally charismatic and always professional to a tee.
  8. Robert Hines, Next Generation Partner: Robert Hines is a brilliant and gifted lawyer. He has a fantastic knowledge of matrimonial finance work and applies that knowledge with vigour.
  9. Lucy Bolton (née Williams), Next Generation Partner: Lucy Williams is fantastic.
  10. Annemarie Bradley, Key Lawyer: Annemarie Bradley works tirelessly for her clients and simply goes above and beyond.
  11. Amie Pine, Key Lawyer: Amie Pine has pretty much given me hope in humanity. The care she takes and the level of understanding she has for my particularly difficult case and her work ethic is second-to-none.
  12. Nicola Jones, Key Lawyer
  13. Gregory Monk, Key Lawyer: The deep expertise of their area, coupled with extensive media and regulatory knowledge, make them trusted advisers to their extensive client base.
  14. Jennifer White, Key Lawyer
  15. Nikki Corrie (née Hale), Leading Associate: Nikki Hale has been unbelievably supportive throughout the whole process. Nikki and her team have responded incredibly quickly with any queries I may have raised. They have been reassuring when needed, responded quickly when needed and never phased by anything that happened; in fact, they always think one step ahead.
  16. Rebecca Fenner, Leading Associate: Rebecca Fenner is a standout. She meets an ideal balance between being firm, robust and very approachable. Her work is always of the highest standard and she thinks ahead within the litigation to strategise for the client.
  17. Anna Jones, Key Lawyer: Anna Jones is an excellent solicitor, who truly cares about each of her clients. Working alongside her as a fellow solicitor is always a joy. Anna conducts interparty discussions with the utmost professionalism and respect, whilst ensuring she achieves effective outcomes for her clients.
  18. Kate Kempster, Key Lawyer: Kate Kempster was an absolute pleasure to deal with and her knowledge of publications and legal documents was fantastic. Her communication skills were exemplary and I had every confidence in her abilities. I felt supported during a very challenging period of my life and greatly valued the services provided by Kate and her team.
  19. Ellie Hagan, Key Lawyer: Ellie Hagan is an outstanding associate. Meticulous on top of the papers offering continual strong support to the client throughout the case.

 

Other Testimonials:

This is a slick and well organised team. They have great resources inhouse to support the advice they give to UHNW individuals - including tax advisers etc. The clients are very well looked after and praise the support they receive.

Vardags are both the Rolls Royce and the Ferrari of the family law world. The firms strength and ability is remarkable. They take on unwinnable cases and win, they fight the unfightable and succeed and they relish the most complex and difficult of cases.

Vardags Solicitors have a strong reputation for handling complex and high-net-worth family law cases. The team is distinguished for its strategic approach to financial disputes and arrangements involving children. Their expertise in navigating thorny legal issues, combined with a commitment to clear and straightforward client communication, sets them apart.

The Vardags reputation management team are top draw. What makes them stand apart from their major competitors is their highly personal approach. The team take extra care to listen to their clients and other expert consultants to determine the most appropriate strategy for victory. They have great expertise and background in the media coupled with a non-sensationalist approach to resolving disputes. Highly recommended.

With high-profile clients, the reputation management team is a critical component of the firm, and it is without rival. Excellent and well-measured responses to tricky situations undertaken by true experts.

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