"Agreeing in the best times what would happen in the worst": Ayesha Vardag on nuptial agreements for City AM
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![Agreeing in the best times what would happen in the worst: Ayesha Vardag on nuptial agreements for City AM](https://vardags.com/images/pictures/_360/e7c4b89a47216ef8108c20e901843c1f.jpeg)[Ayesha Vardag](https://vardags.com/staff/ayesha-vardag/) spoke to *[City AM](https://www.cityam.com/article/tying-knot-can-help-you-maximise-your-allowances)* about the importance of prenuptial agreements for an column exploring the role of financial and tax planning within marriage.

Ayesha, who won the case which made prenups enforceable in England and Wales, said it would be "lunatic" not to have one in place. She also explained to the paper the importance of fairness to forming a binding agreement, as well as the potentially expensive outcome of not having one in place.

She also suggested that agreeing a prenup was a good way of "agreeing in the best times what would happen in the worst".



"Ayesha Vardag - Britain's top divorce lawyer." ![The Huffington Post](https://vardags.com/images/logo/huffpost.png)

"Ayesha Vardag - Woman of the Year"![GG2](https://vardags.com/images/logo/gg2-3.png)

"Leading, Magic Circle law firm."Mr Justice Coleridge



"A handful of firms dominate the so-called 'glamour' end of the market ... Vardags"The Times



"One of the best divorce lawyers in the country"Marie Claire



"Ayesha Vardag - 'diva of divorce' for the world's super rich" ![BBC](https://vardags.com/images/logo/bbc.png)

"Dr Stephen Bence is a financial genius."Lewis Marks KC



"Ayesha Vardag - the Queen of divorce"Daily Mail



"Vardags brilliantly argued my case to a resounding victory"Pauline Chai (client)



"Britain's top divorce lawyer" ![The Telegraph](https://vardags.com/images/logo/telegraph.png)





Articles by John Oxley
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