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[DOWNLOAD PRESS PACK](https://vardags.com/files/vardags-press-pack.pdf) Editors Picks ------------- [Vardags named 'Private Client Firm of the Year' at the Legal 500 Northern Powerhouse Awards](https://vardags.com/family-law/manchester-team-win-northern-powerhouse-awards "Vardags named 'Private Client Firm of the Year' at the Legal 500 Northern Powerhouse Awards") [Legal 500 UK 2025: Vardags is 'the Rolls Royce and the Ferrari of the family law world'](https://vardags.com/family-law/legal-500-2025-rankings "Legal 500 UK 2025: Vardags is the Rolls Royce and the Ferrari of the family law world") [SLAPPs Reform: Courts to be granted new powers to dismiss SLAPPs](https://vardags.com/family-law/slapps-reform "SLAPPs Reform: Courts to be granted new powers to dismiss SLAPPs") [Recent Legislative Proposals in the Media and Communications Space: Online Safety Bill](https://vardags.com/family-law/recent-legislative-proposals-in-the-media-and-communications-space-online-safety-bill "Recent Legislative Proposals in the Media and Communications Space: Online Safety Bill") [Proposed legislative changes in R&P: the Bill of Rights](https://vardags.com/posts/proposed-legislative-changes-in-reputation-and-privacy-the-bill-of-rights "Proposed legislative changes in R&P: the Bill of Rights") Commentary ---------- [GA v EL: Divorce Delays and Million-Pound Questions](https://vardags.com/family-law/ga-v-el "GA v EL: Divorce Delays and Million-Pound Questions") [Is a market valuation 'fair'?](https://vardags.com/family-law/is-a-market-valuation-fair "Is a market valuation fair?") [Resolving family disputes outside the courtroom](https://vardags.com/family-law/family-disputes-outside-the-courtroom "Resolving family disputes outside the courtroom") [Personal conduct in financial remedy proceedings - a need for reform?](https://vardags.com/family-law/personal-conduct-in-financial-remedy-proceedings-reform "Personal conduct in financial remedy proceedings - a need for reform?") [Italian Parliament passes law on surrogacy making it a "universal crime"](https://vardags.com/family-law/italy-surrogacy-ban "Italian Parliament passes law on surrogacy making it a universal crime") Features -------- [Sex, love and divorce law: a short history of adultery](https://vardags.com/family-law/sex-love-and-divorce-law-a-short-history-of-adultery "Sex, love and divorce law: a short history of adultery") [Navigating the first throes of divorce: 5 things you need to know](https://vardags.com/family-law/navigating-the-first-throes-of-divorce "Navigating the first throes of divorce: 5 things you need to know") [5 red flags that your relationship could be over](https://vardags.com/family-law/5-red-flags-that-your-relationship-may-be-in-trouble "5 red flags that your relationship could be over") [How to divorce amicably](https://vardags.com/family-law/how-to-divorce-amicably "How to divorce amicably") Case News --------- [Supreme Court Dismisses Wife's Appeal in Landmark Standish v Standish Case](https://vardags.com/family-law/standish-v-standish-supreme-court "Supreme Court Dismisses Wifes Appeal in Landmark Standish v Standish Case") [AJ v FJ (Appeal Against Registration) [2024] EWFC 356](https://vardags.com/family-law/aj-v-fj-appeal-against-registration "AJ v FJ (Appeal Against Registration) 2024 EWFC 356") [All you need to know about the Gates divorce](https://vardags.com/family-law/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-gates-divorce "All you need to know about the Gates divorce") [Corner-stone decision in the Italian Court of Cassation for spousal maintenance: a matter of principles](https://vardags.com/family-law/italian-spousal-maintenance "Corner-stone decision in the Italian Court of Cassation for spousal maintenance: a matter of principles") [Mills v Mills: Supreme Court finds ex-husband shouldn't have to bail out former wife who mismanaged finances](https://vardags.com/family-law/mills-v-mills-supreme-court "Mills v Mills: Supreme Court finds ex-husband shouldn't have to bail out former wife who mismanaged finances") Interviews ---------- ["A powerful ally and formidable foe": What makes an effective litigation lawyer?](https://vardags.com/posts/what-makes-an-effective-litigation-lawyer "A powerful ally and formidable foe: What makes an effective litigation lawyer?") [Ayesha Vardag on Ways to Change the World - Key Quotes](https://vardags.com/family-law/ayesha-vardag-ways-to-change-world-key-quotes "Ayesha Vardag on Ways to Change the World - Key Quotes") [Questions for the Equal Civil Partnerships campaign](https://vardags.com/family-law/questions-equal-civil-partnerships-campaign "Questions for the Equal Civil Partnerships campaign") [Interview with Roz Osborne, Founder & Chair of Trustees at Global Action on Relocation & Return with Kids](https://vardags.com/family-law/interview-roz-osborne-globalarrk "Interview with Roz Osborne, Founder & Chair of Trustees at Global Action on Relocation & Return with Kids") [Piers Pressdee QC on private children law and domestic abuse](https://vardags.com/family-law/piers-pressdee-qc-private-children-law "Piers Pressdee QC on private children law and domestic abuse")