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Divorce Team

“Britain's Top Divorce Lawyer”
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“Diva of Divorce For The Super Rich”
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“Rolls Royce service from start to finish”
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At Vardags, your legal team will incorporate the very best and brightest junior lawyers. We recruit exclusively from leading universities, Magic Circle family firms, and leading City law firms to combine intellect, experience, and dedication.

At all levels, our lawyers and paralegals excel – working only on the biggest cases and receiving unrivalled training. As your lawyers, we will work together to advance your case and achieve your objectives, using our expertise at all levels of family law to get you the very best result.

OUR TEAM

Ayesha Vardag

Founder & President
AYESHA VARDAG - BRITAINS TOP DIVORCE LAWYER.
The Telegraph
“Britain's top divorce lawyer” Ayesha Vardag rose to fame for winning the landmark Supreme Court case of Radmacher v Granatino in 2010, changing the law to...

Stephen Bence

Chief Executive Officer
DR STEPHEN BENCE IS A FINANCIAL GENIUS.
Lewis Marks KC
As Chief Executive Officer, Dr Stephen Bence is responsible for driving Vardags’ growth. In 2015, Vardags was the only law firm to feature on The Sunday Times Virgin...

David Lister

Senior Partner and Head of London Family - Divorce & Family
BRILLIANT WITH A REAL SPARK WHICH CLIENTS LOVE
Legal 500
David is a Senior Partner at Vardags, and as of November 2025, is the Head of London Family. With over 35 years of experience at the forefront of the profession...

Simon McKirgan

Senior Partner - Divorce & Family
[SIMON MCKIRGAN IS] IMMENSELY SKILLED AND WORKS FORMIDABLY HARD.
Legal 500
A senior partner at Vardags and a top international divorce lawyer, the “immensely skilled” (Legal 500) Simon McKirgan is undoubtedly one of the best in the...

Robert Hines

Partner - Divorce & Family
ROB IS AN EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD LAWYER. HE HAS A HUGE BRAIN AND THUS WITH A MORE TECHNICAL CASE HE IS...
Legal 500
Robert Hines is a Partner at Vardags, advising on all aspects of family law particularly cases involving contentious or strategic planning elements. Robert has...

Gareth Curtis

Partner - Divorce & Family
GARETH CURTIS HAS AN EXCELLENT CLIENT MANNER COMBINED WITH AN INCISIVE INTELLIGENCE. HE IS...
Legal 500
Gareth Curtis is a Partner at Vardags, advising on the full spectrum of family law issues, with particular experience in financial remedy cases as well as financial...

Lucy Bolton

Partner and Co-Head of Manchester and Regional Offices - Divorce & Family
LUCY WILLIAMS IS LOVED BY CLIENTS AND COUNSEL
Legal 500
Lucy Bolton (Née Williams) is a Partner at the Manchester office, Head of the Manchester Children team, and Co-Head of Manchester and Regional Offices. She advises...

Annemarie Bradley

Partner and Co-Head of Manchester and Regional Offices - Divorce & Family
ANNEMARIE BRADLEY WORKS TIRELESSLY FOR HER CLIENTS AND SIMPLY GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND
Legal 500
Based in our award-winning Manchester office - recognized at The Legal 500 Northern Powerhouse Awards and nominated again for 2026 - Annemarie brings nearly a decade of...

Nicola Jones

Partner - Divorce & Family
I FEEL SAFER AND NOT ALONE, KNOWING THAT I HAVE NICOLAS SUPPORT - SECURING HER TO ACT FOR ME...
Client (Legal 500)
Nicola is a Partner at Vardags specialising in family law. Nicola has specialised in family law exclusively over the last 13 years, dealing with a mixed case load of...

Amie Pine

Partner - Divorce & Family
WHAT AMIE PINE DOES IS MORE THAN JUST A JOB; SHE HAS PUT ME BACK IN MY KIDS LIVES.
Client (Legal 500)
Amie is a Partner at Vardags advising on a range of family law issues, particularly divorce and finance including complex financial matters where businesses assets are...

Katharine Danby

Partner - Head of Financial Forensics
KATHARINE ACTED AS AN INVALUABLE BROKER BETWEEN ME AND MY LAWYER, HELPING TO CUT THROUGH ANY JARGON...
Client
Katharine is a Partner and Head of the Financial Forensics team based in London. She works primarily in valuation and asset tracing.

Ben Crowne

Partner - Valuations
THE QUALITY AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL IS AS HIGH AS I COULD HAVE HOPED FOR.
Client
Ben is a Partner in our Financial Forensics team based in London. His work primarily involves valuations and providing specialist expertise on complex financial issues.

Maria Fiorito

Partner - Dual Qualified (Italy)
I WOULD WHOLEHEARTEDLY ENDORSE YOUR SERVICES TO ANYONE FACING A BREAKDOWN IN THEIR MARRIAGE.
Client
Maria is an Italian avvocato qualified to practise law in Italy and a solicitor qualified to practise law in England and Wales, having successfully passed the Qualified...

Nikki Corrie

Associate Partner
NIKKI CORRIE IS A TREMENDOUS TALENT. EXTREMELY THOROUGH AND PREPARED, AND HUGELY KNOWLEDGEABLE...
Legal 500
Nikki Corrie (née Hale) already has a wealth of experience as an Associate Partner, with ten years’ exclusive focus on family law. She is a well-respected...

Reece Johnson

Associate Partner
THE ADVICE AND LEVEL OF SERVICE IT OFFERS IS UNPARALLELED
Legal 500
Reece is a highly regarded Associate Partner in the firm, specialising in family and children law matters, with a particular focus on high value financial and complex...

Kate Kempster

Associate Partner
KATE KEMPSTER IS A STANDOUT FOR HER PRAGMATIC APPROACH TO FAMILY LAW, DELIVERING EXPERT ADVICE...
Legal 500
Kate is an Associate Partner in the family department at the Manchester office and has developed a strong reputation as an active member of the team with a varied case load...

Natalie Bruce

Senior Associate
NATALIE BRUCE HAS A FANTASTIC BEDSIDE MANNER WITH CLIENTS AND IS ABLE TO SKILFULLY TACKLE THE...
Legal 500
Prior to joining Vardags, Natalie trained at a national law firm. She moved to the Manchester office of a second leading national firm upon qualification, where she...

Hannah Best

Associate
HANNAH IS A WONDERFUL RISING JUNIOR STAR WHO IS INCREDIBLY WELL-LIKED AND BOUND TO GO FAR.
Legal 500
Hannah is an Associate at Vardags. Although Hannah works on all aspects of family law, she has a particular interest in complex financial disputes, trusts,...

Ellie Hagan

Associate
ELLIE HAGAN IS AN OUTSTANDING ASSOCIATE. METICULOUS ON TOP OF THE PAPERS OFFERING CONTINUAL STRONG...
Legal 500
Ellie is an Associate at Vardags, specialising across the full range of matters in family and divorce, including those with an international element. She advises, in...

Jemima Kearney

Associate
JEMIMA KEARNEY IS A HIGHLY INTELLIGENT, ELOQUENT, EMPATHETIC, AND DETAIL-FOCUSED ASSOCIATE, A...
Legal 500
Jemima is an Associate at Vardags.

James Kinnely

Associate
THE ADVICE AND LEVEL OF SERVICE IT OFFERS IS UNPARALLELED
Legal 500
James is an Associate at Vardags, specialising across the full range of matters in family and divorce, advising in particular on complex financial matters involving...

Amelia Medina

Associate
THE ADVICE AND LEVEL OF SERVICE IT OFFERS IS UNPARALLELED
Legal 500
Amelia is an Associate at Vardags, specialising across the full range of matters in family and divorce, advising in particular on complex financial matters...

Anna Jones

Associate
ANNA HAS ALWAYS BEEN EASY TO CONTACT, AVAILABLE FOR A CALL OR VISIT WHENEVER REQUIRED. ANNAS...
Legal 500
Anna is an Associate at Vardags, described as a 'first-rate solicitor with excellent skills'. (Legal 500)

Liz Barrett

Associate
VERY HARDWORKING AND CONSCIENTIOUS, AND IT PAYS SIGNIFICANT DIVIDENDS
Legal 500
Liz joined Vardags as an Associate in the Family law department. She is prized for her eye for detail and strategy, as well as her skill of working holistically with a...

Faith Wylde

Associate
LEADING, MAGIC CIRCLE LAW FIRM.
Mr Justice Coleridge
Faith is as an Associate at Vardags, advising high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals on a broad range of family law matters including divorce and...

Olivia Fanizza

Associate
IVE BEEN SO IMPRESSED WITH THE COMPLETE PROFESSIONALISM WITH WHICH MY CASE HAS BEEN HANDLED
Client
Olivia is an associate in the Family team with experience advising on complex financial remedy and children matters, often involving business structures, trusts, and...

Harriet Chastney

Assistant Solicitor
THE ADVICE AND LEVEL OF SERVICE IT OFFERS IS UNPARALLELED
Legal 500
Harriet is an Assistant Solicitor at Vardags.

Alice Stopford

Associate
MY LAWYER EMMA GILL AND HER TEAM, NIKKI CORRIE AND ALICE STOPFORD ESPECIALLY, WERE IMMENSELY...
Legal 500
Alice is an Assistant Solicitor at Vardags, having joined the firm on its Graduate Training Programme. She became an Associate in 2026.    

Poppy Jones

Associate
WITH VARDAGS TEAM I FELT MYSELF VERY PROTECTED AND IN VERY GOOD HANDS.
Mrs Monica (client)
Poppy joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme. She qualified as a Solicitor in September 2024, and became an Associate in 2026.

Sophie Steyn

Assistant Solicitor
THE WORK THEY PUT INTO THEIR CLIENTS AND THEIR CASES IS UNBELIEVABLE.
Chambers and Partners
Sophie joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme. She qualified as a Solicitor in September 2024.

Claire Dowdall

Assistant Solicitor
THE NAME OF THE FIRM SPEAKS VOLUMES – MY EX-HUSBAND WAS NOT HAPPY I WAS USING YOU.
Client
Claire joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme. She qualified as a Solicitor in September 2024.

Mia Cooman

Assistant Solicitor
IF YOU WANT THE BEST, LOOK NO FURTHER
Legal 500
Mia became a graduate trainee in September 2023, having previously joined Vardags as a Client Relations Specialist after 10 years of experience providing managerial support...

Annabel Rand

Assistant Solicitor
YOUR LEGAL TACTICS ARE BY FAR THE BEST
Michelle Young (client)
Annabel joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme. She qualified as a Solicitor in September 2025.

Josie Campbell

Associate
HOPEFULLY I WILL NEVER HAVE TO USE YOU AGAIN, BUT IF I NEEDED TO I WOULD DEFINITELY COME BACK I...
Client
Josie became a graduate trainee in September 2023 having previously joined Vardags in June 2020 as a Journalist and Content Creation Specialist. She qualified as a...

Alex Hughes

Assistant Solicitor
YOU WERE LOVELY, SUPPORTING AND CALMING WHEN I HAD TO GO TO COURT AND I AM REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THAT...
Client
Alex joined the graduate trainee programme in September 2023 having previously worked as a finance and office assistant. She qualified as a Solicitor in September...

Ella Perry

Assistant Solicitor
YOUR LEGAL TACTICS ARE BY FAR THE BEST
Michelle Young (client)
Ella joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme. She qualified as a Solicitor in September 2025.

Leah Lightfoot

Assistant Solicitor
YOUR LEGAL TACTICS ARE BY FAR THE BEST
Michelle Young (client)
Leah joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme. She qualified as a Solicitor in September 2025.

Maeve Mahony

Trainee Solicitor
LEADING, MAGIC CIRCLE LAW FIRM.
Mr Justice Coleridge
Maeve joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme. 

Oliver Burgess

Trainee Solicitor
LEADING, MAGIC CIRCLE LAW FIRM.
Mr Justice Coleridge
Oliver joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme. 

Andrew Harney

Trainee Solicitor
LEADING, MAGIC CIRCLE LAW FIRM.
Mr Justice Coleridge
Andrew joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme.

Evie Cannon

Trainee Solicitor
LEADING, MAGIC CIRCLE LAW FIRM.
Mr Justice Coleridge
Evie joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme. 

Danika Quick

Trainee Solicitor
LEADING, MAGIC CIRCLE LAW FIRM.
Mr Justice Coleridge
Danika joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme. 

Amy Miln

Trainee Solicitor
LEADING, MAGIC CIRCLE LAW FIRM.
Mr Justice Coleridge
Amy joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme. 

Anna Li

Trainee Solicitor
LEADING, MAGIC CIRCLE LAW FIRM.
Mr Justice Coleridge
Anna joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme. 

Hania Bar

Trainee Solicitor
LEADING, MAGIC CIRCLE LAW FIRM.
Mr Justice Coleridge
Hania joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme. 

Alice Hardy

Trainee Solicitor
LEADING, MAGIC CIRCLE LAW FIRM.
Mr Justice Coleridge
Alice joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme. 

Avigail Simmonds-Rosten

Trainee Solicitor
LEADING, MAGIC CIRCLE LAW FIRM.
Mr Justice Coleridge
Avigail joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme. 

Kate Simmons

Trainee Solicitor
LEADING, MAGIC CIRCLE LAW FIRM.
Mr Justice Coleridge
Kate joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme. 

Sophie Charlton

Trainee Solicitor
LEADING, MAGIC CIRCLE LAW FIRM.
Mr Justice Coleridge
Sophie joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme. 
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