Robert Hines

Prior to joining Vardags as a Partner, Robert worked as a Managing Associate. 

Robert studied History at the University of Exeter. He studied for a  LLB (Hons) in Law from the College of Law and completed a postgraduate diploma in law from the College of Law. In addition to this, he completed a legal practitioner course at the College of Law. 

Robert is a trusted advisor to clients. He has represented a variety of domestic and international clients including: 

• Homemakers 
• Sportspersons 
• Family Offices
• Trust Corporations 
• Entrepreneurs 
• City professionals and their partners

Accolades

• Winner of the Gold Award in Citywealth’s Family Lawyer of the Year
• Spears500 2023 - Rising Star 
• Chambers UHNW 2024 - Associate to watch
• Chambers HNW 2023 - Associate to watch 
• Chambers 2023 - Associate to Watch 
• Legal 500 - Key Lawyer 
• Citywealth Leader’s List

Languages

Robert speaks native English with basic German

Reported cases

• Estrada v Al-Juffali [2016] EWHC 213 (Fam)

• Estrada v Al-Juffali [2016] EWCA Civ 176

• Juffali v Juffali [2016] EWHC 1684 (Fam)

• Thakkar v Thakkar [2016] EWHC 2488 (Fam)

• Thakkar v Thakkar and Others [2017] EWFC 13

• Daga v Bangur [2018] EWFC 91

• R v R [2021] EWHC 195 (Fam)

Personal

Robert is a follower of various sports including Rugby, football, tennis, golf, squash and American football. He also enjoys travel, music theatre, watching films at the cinema and spending time with his two daughters. Robert is a member of Resolution and a founding member of Family Law Agreements Group (FLAG). In addition to this, he is also a founding member of PCAN.