Antonia Barker

Partner

Antonia is a Partner at Vardags who advises on all aspects of divorce for high-net-worth individuals. She has particular expertise in dealing with disputes that have complex financial, legal or international aspects. Antonia is frequently applauded by clients for her professionalism and straight-talking approach. She is also a frequent contributor of academic literature, and has authored several articles for legal journals and other publications.

“Antonia Barker is a fierce opponent. She is highly intelligent with excellent knowledge of in particular complex trust structures. She is my go to for anything involving nuptial agreements. One to watch.”

Legal 500

Antonia joined Vardags as a paralegal and then a trainee solicitor. Her talents were quickly recognised at Vardags and following qualification she has quickly risen through the ranks within the firm.

Within her role, Antonia acts regularly on cases involving complex trust structures. Most notably, Antonia acted for the wife in the widely reported  Quan v Bray as it progressed through the High Court and Court of Appeal, a significant case involving protracted financial proceedings surrounding a discretionary trust in Mauritius.

Press & publications

‘Variation: Looking at all the options’ (variation of orders for periodical payments) Family Law Journal [October 2021]
‘Divorce: A Limited Power’ (set aside of decrees of divorce) Family Law Journal [May 2021]
‘Remarriage: like chalk and cheese?’ (cessation of maintenance upon cohabitation/remarriage) Family Law Journal [March 2020] (with Kate Williams, solicitor at Vardags)
‘Looking beyond the evidence’ (non-disclosure and lack of finality in litigation) Family Law Journal [April 2019]
‘Shared intentions’ (beneficial ownership of joint bank accounts) Family Law Journal [June 2018]
‘Joint lives maintenance orders and deferred capital claims in financial remedy proceedings: Quan v Bray’ Lexis PSL [January 2018]
’Variation of nuptial settlements in financial remedies: Part II: The process of variation’, Family Law 1107 [October 2017] (with James Webb, barrister at 1 Hare Court)
’Variation of nuptial settlements in financial remedies: Part I: Identifying a nuptial settlement’ Family Law 978 [September 2017] (with James Webb, barrister at 1 Hare Court)
‘The Sound of Silence’ (adverse inferences) Family Law [December 2016]
‘Break it up’ (nuptial settlements), Trusts and Estates Law & Tax Journal, [July/August 2015]

Reported Cases

Education

Antonia read Classics at Magdalene College, Cambridge. She subsequently completed the Graduate Diploma in Law at City Law School, and obtained an Outstanding on the Bar Professional Training Course at BPP. She was called to the bar at Middle Temple in 2013. Antonia studied the Legal Practice Course whilst working as a trainee solicitor, obtaining a Distinction. Upon qualification, she also obtained Higher Rights of Audience in civil proceedings.

Connect with me on LinkedIn

Legal 500

“Antonia was excellent, very straight with me.”

Client

“They were always truthful, candid, and kind, which is incredibly helpful at a time like that. They were always very to the point and honest.”

Client

“I’ve been so impressed with the complete professionalism with which my case has been handled and all your support especially on the court dates.”

Client

“Antonia was very good at finding answers to questions that were beyond her expected knowledge.”

Inna Panskaya, client

Page 1/2

Page 1/3

Page 1/6

News Articles

The city of perspiring dreams: Vardags travels to Cambridge for the QBLS garden party

Azizi v Aghaty and the problem of language barriers in court

Nuptial Settlements

| WHEN YOU NEED TO WIN

OFFICES

Tel: 020 7404 9390

Tel: 01223 631639

Tel: 0161 826 7595

Vardags International

Tel: 020 7458 4305

Privacy & Terms

Careers

Support

Head Office

10 Old Bailey
London
EC4M 7NG

Tel: 020 7404 9390

Fax: 020 7404 8995

| WHEN YOU NEED TO WIN

Vardags Limited is a limited company trading as Vardags, Company No 7199468, registered in England and Wales, having its registered office at 10 Old Bailey, London EC4M 7NG. Vardags is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA Number 535955). Its VAT number is 99 001 7230.

Vardags uses the term ‘Partner’ as a professional title only, to describe a Senior Solicitor, Employee or Consultant with relevant experience, expertise and qualifications (whether legally qualified or otherwise) to merit the title. Our Partners are not partners in the legal sense. They are not liable for the debts, liabilities or obligations of Vardags Limited. Similarly, the term ’Director’ is a professional title only, to describe a non-legally qualified employee or consultant of Vardags with relevant experience, expertise and qualifications to merit the title. It does not necessarily imply that the relevant individual is a director of Vardags Limited.

A list of the directors of Vardags Limited and a list of the names of those using the title of ’Director’ and ’Partner’ together with their official status is available for inspection at Vardags’ registered office.

This site uses cookies. Find out more. Continued use of this site is deemed as consent. CLOSE ✖

Antonia Barker

Press & publications

Reported Cases

Education

News Articles

OFFICES

You can always contact us by: