Vardags Dubai (UAE) Desk

“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 make prenuptial agreements legally enforceable in England and Wales.

The founder and President of Vardags, Ayesha specialises in high-net-worth divorce, often with an international or celebrity element. Ayesha, described as “The Diva of Divorce” (TIME Magazine), has a reputation for hard-hitting litigation, commercial savvy, fearlessness, and strategic intellectual vision. This, coupled with a no-nonsense style, and a passion for her cases informed by her own experience of divorce, has won her an ultra-high-net-worth, high-profile client base second to none, made up of clients who expect the very best.

Ayesha was recently awarded Woman of the Year at the GG2 Awards 2023 which celebrate the extraordinary talent that exists in the British Asian community, and with fellow winners including Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Her acceptance speech can be viewed here. She is also listed in the 2023 GG2 Power List, which profiles Britain’s 101 most influential Asians.

Ayesha is releasing her first novel in weekly installments on Substack. 


 

Simon McKirgan is Senior Partner at Vardags and a top international divorce lawyer, with experience in representing individuals or their spouses/partners from commercial, City, banking, investment, media, entertainment and sporting sectors, and entrepreneurs. Simon specialises in high and ultra-high-net-worth divorce and financial disputes often involving complex jurisdictional issues, and separation and cohabitation disputes and private children proceedings, including international relocation. He has a wealth of experience in handling celebrities and the sensitivities around their cases. Simon is also a trained collaborative lawyer and is as well-equipped to adopt a conciliatory negotiated approach as a tough litigation stance.

Director of Divorce & Family law, Silvia Devecchi, speaks native Italian, fluent English and Arabic to an intermediate level. She has recently been ranked as a ‘Leading Individual’ by Legal 500 - one of the highest accolades - having been widely applauded by clients for her ‘incredible knowledge, tactical mind and practical approach’.

Head of Reputation and Privacy, Alex McCready, advised a prominent Middle Eastern Royal family facing a social media campaign of harassment and defamation from a high-profile critic. Specialising in UHNW and high-profile matters, Alex is widely reputed as “the definitive reputation and privacy lawyer” (Spears 500).