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Family Law Team

Vardags is team of family law solicitors for high net worth individuals led by Award Winning Ayesha Vardag. Contact us for your free consultation.

OUR TEAM

David Lister

Senior Partner and Head of London Family - Divorce & Family
“DAVID LISTER BRINGS WITH HIM A LIFETIME’S EXPERIENCE AT THE TOP OF THE LONDON DIVORCE TREE.”
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...

Robert Hines

Partner - Divorce & Family
“ROBERT HINES IS A FIRST-RATE LAWYER. HE COMBINES FORMIDABLE LEGAL KNOWLEDGE WITH HARD WORK.”
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...

Louise Walker

Partner - Divorce & Family
“LEADING, MAGIC CIRCLE LAW FIRM.”
Mr Justice Coleridge
Louise Walker is a Partner at Vardags. With 35 years' experience in family law, she is recognised as one of the leading practitioners in HNW/UHNW financial remedy...

Gareth Curtis

Partner - Divorce & Family
“GARETH CURTIS HAS AN EXCELLENT CLIENT MANNER COMBINED WITH AN INCISIVE INTELLIGENCE.”
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...

Richard Barge

Partner - Divorce & Family
“THE WORK THEY PUT INTO THEIR CLIENTS AND THEIR CASES IS UNBELIEVABLE.”
Chambers and Partners
Richard is a Partner at Vardags, specialising across the full range of matters in family and divorce, with a particular focus on the financial consequences of relationship...

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...

Nicola Jones

Partner - Divorce & Family
“I FEEL SAFER AND NOT ALONE, KNOWING THAT I HAVE NICOLA’S 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...

Reece Johnson

Associate Partner
“REECE JOHNSON IS A STAR: HARDWORKING, EXCELLENT LAWYER, FOCUSED, BUT CARING AND EMPATHETIC”
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...

Rebecca Fenner

Associate Partner
“REBECCA FENNER IS AN EXCEPTIONAL LAWYER WITH A HUGELY DETAILED KNOWLEDGE OF HER FIELD.”
Legal 500
Rebecca joined Vardags in the Cambridge office as an Associate solicitor in 2022.  She was promoted to Associate Partner in March 2026 in recognition of her being...

Sophie Lambert

Senior Associate
“IF I EVER HAD TO RECOMMEND A LAWYER IN THIS FIELD TO ANYONE, IT WOULD BE HER!”
Client
Sophie is a Senior Associate in Vardags’ London office. Sophie has specialised in family law for over a decade, with specific expertise in children...

Amrit Panesar

Senior Associate
“LEADING, MAGIC CIRCLE LAW FIRM”
Mr Justice Coleridge
Amrit is a Senior Associate in Vardags’ London office. She specialises in financial remedies upon divorce and child arrangements.

Emma Nash

Senior Associate
“EMMA NASH IS AN AMAZING SOLICITOR IN BOTH DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL FAMILY LAW MATTERS”
Legal 500
Emma is a Senior Associate at Vardags, specialising in financial remedies upon divorce and child arrangements.

Rachel Darrell

Senior Associate
“SIMPLY THE BEST”
Legal 500
Rachel Darrell is a specialist family lawyer with a strong focus on complex financial matters, including cases involving high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth...

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...

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 involving family and divorce. James works as part of our Australia and New...

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. She works as part of our Australia international desk. ...

Bridget Dowdle

Associate
“THE WORK THEY PUT INTO THEIR CLIENTS AND THEIR CASES IS UNBELIEVABLE.”
Chambers and Partners
Bridget is an Associate at Vardags, specialising across the full range of matters in family and divorce. She works as part of our Australia international desk. ...

Anna Jones

Associate
“ANNA JONES IS A STANDOUT IN THE PROFESSION”
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...

Hannah Yellop

Associate
“SIMPLY THE BEST”
Legal 500
Hannah Yellop is an Associate specialising in all areas of family law, having qualified as a solicitor in September 2017. She advises a broad range of clients on...

Olivia Fanizza

Associate
“I’VE 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...

Nataly Tedone

Associate
“LEADING, MAGIC CIRCLE LAW FIRM.”
Mr Justice Coleridge
Nataly is an Associate at Vardags, specialising in global reputation, privacy and crisis management matters. Her practice covers all aspects of media law, including...

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...

Sophie Steyn

Associate
“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.

Emma Shortland

Associate
“THE ADVICE AND LEVEL OF SERVICE IT OFFERS IS UNPARALLELED”
Legal 500
Emma is an Associate at Vardags specialising in complex financial remedy and children matters, with particular experience in cases involving delayed divorce proceedings,...

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...

Jade Edment

Assistant Solicitor
“I REALLY DON’T THINK THAT I WOULD BE WHERE I AM TODAY WITHOUT VARDAGS”
Client
Jade joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme. She qualified in September 2024 and is now an Assistant Solicitor at Vardags.

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.

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.

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.

Harriet Chastney

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

Irene Karidas

Associate
“IF YOU WANT THE BEST, LOOK NO FURTHER”
Legal 500
Irene is a family solicitor with extensive experience in high-value, complex and international family law matters. Her practice spans matrimonial finance and children law,...

Andrew Harney

Assistant Solicitor
“LEADING, MAGIC CIRCLE LAW FIRM.”
Mr Justice Coleridge
Andrew joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme and qualified in September 2026.

Evie Cannon

Assistant Solicitor
“LEADING, MAGIC CIRCLE LAW FIRM.”
Mr Justice Coleridge
Evie joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme and qualified in September 2026.

Danika Quick

Assistant Solicitor
“LEADING, MAGIC CIRCLE LAW FIRM.”
Mr Justice Coleridge
Danika joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme and qualified in September 2026.

Amy Miln

Assistant Solicitor
“LEADING, MAGIC CIRCLE LAW FIRM.”
Mr Justice Coleridge
Amy joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme and qualified in September 2026.

Maeve Mahony

Assistant Solicitor
“LEADING, MAGIC CIRCLE LAW FIRM.”
Mr Justice Coleridge
Maeve joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme and qualified in September 2026.

Anna Li

Assistant Solicitor
“LEADING, MAGIC CIRCLE LAW FIRM.”
Mr Justice Coleridge
Anna joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme and qualified in September 2026.

Hania Bar

Assistant Solicitor
“LEADING, MAGIC CIRCLE LAW FIRM.”
Mr Justice Coleridge
Hania joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme and qualified in September 2026.

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. 

Rebecca Lamb

Trainee Solicitor
“LEADING, MAGIC CIRCLE LAW FIRM.”
Mr Justice Coleridge
Rebecca became a Graduate Trainee in September 2025 having previously joined Vardags in 2024 as a Content Creation Specialist.

Brandon Ravikumar

Trainee Solicitor
“LEADING, MAGIC CIRCLE LAW FIRM.”
Mr Justice Coleridge
Brandon became a Graduate Trainee in September 2025 having previously joined Vardags in 2024 as a Client Relations Specialist.

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. 

Giulia Brenna

Intern
“SIMPLY THE BEST”
Legal 500
Giulia is an Italian-qualified lawyer with experience in both domestic and international family law. She is registered with the Milan Bar Association and advises on a wide...
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