Founder & President
“AYESHA VARDAG - BRITAIN’S 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...
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...
Managing Partner
“EMMA GILL IS QUITE SIMPLY THE BEST MATRIMONIAL LAWYER IN THE NORTH.”
Legal 500
“Quite simply the best matrimonial lawyer in the North” (Legal 500), Managing Partner Emma Gill is one of the few family lawyers outside London to be...
Senior Partner - Divorce & Family
“BRILLIANT WITH A REAL SPARK WHICH CLIENTS LOVE”
Legal 500
David is a Senior Partner at Vardags. With over 35 years of experience at the forefront of the profession (Lawyer of the Week in 'The Times’ October 2024),...
Senior Partner - Divorce & Family
“[SIMON MCKIRGAN IS] IMMENSELY SKILLED AND WORKS FORMIDABLY HARD.”
Legal 500
A top international divorce Solicitor, and one of the best in the country A senior partner at Vardags and a top international divorce lawyer, the “immensely...
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...
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...
Partner - Divorce & Family
“LUCY WILLIAMS IS LOVED BY CLIENTS AND COUNSEL”
Legal 500
Lucy Bolton (Née Williams) is a Partner at the Manchester office and Head of the Manchester Children team. She advises on all issues arising from the breakdown of...
Partner - Divorce & Family
“I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND ANNEMARIE BRADLEY. I FOUND MYSELF IN A VERY DIFFICULT POSITION DURING MY...”
D Heathcote
Annemarie is a Partner in the Vardags Manchester office and has extensive experience in cases with complex financial settlements, cohabitation issues as well as private...
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...
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...
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.
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.
Senior Associate
“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 a Senior Associate, with ten years’ exclusive focus on family law. She is a...
Senior Associate
“THE ADVICE AND LEVEL OF SERVICE IT OFFERS IS UNPARALLELED”
Legal 500
Reece is a highly regarded Senior Associate in the firm, specialising in family and children law matters, with a particular focus on high value financial and complex...
Senior Associate
“KATE KEMPSTER IS A STANDOUT FOR HER PRAGMATIC APPROACH TO FAMILY LAW, DELIVERING EXPERT ADVICE...”
Legal 500
Kate is a Senior Associate 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...
Senior Associate - Dual Qualified (Italy)
“I WOULD WHOLEHEARTEDLY ENDORSE YOUR SERVICES TO ANYONE FACING A BREAKDOWN IN THEIR MARRIAGE.”
Client
Top Italian divorce lawyer in london Maria is an Italian Avvocato qualified to practise law in Italy and a solicitor qualified to practice law...
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...
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,...
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...
Associate
““I WOULD 100% RECOMMEND VARDAGS TO A FRIEND OR COLLEAGUE.””
Client
Jemima is an Associate at Vardags.
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...
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...
Associate
“ANNA HAS ALWAYS BEEN EASY TO CONTACT, AVAILABLE FOR A CALL OR VISIT WHENEVER REQUIRED. ANNA’S...”
Legal 500
Anna is an Associate at Vardags, described as a 'first-rate solicitor with excellent skills'. (Legal 500)
Associate
“LEADING, MAGIC CIRCLE LAW FIRM.”
Mr Justice Coleridge
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...
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...
Associate
“I’VE BEEN SO IMPRESSED WITH THE COMPLETE PROFESSIONALISM WITH WHICH MY CASE HAS BEEN HANDLED”
Client
Olivia is an Associate at Vardags.
Assistant Solicitor
“THE ADVICE AND LEVEL OF SERVICE IT OFFERS IS UNPARALLELED”
Legal 500
Harriet is an Assistant Solicitor at Vardags.
Assistant Solicitor
“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.
Assistant Solicitor
“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.
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.
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.
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...
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.
Assistant Solicitor
“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...
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...
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.
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.
Trainee Solicitor
“LEADING, MAGIC CIRCLE LAW FIRM.”
Mr Justice Coleridge
Maeve joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme.
Trainee Solicitor
“LEADING, MAGIC CIRCLE LAW FIRM.”
Mr Justice Coleridge
Oliver joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme.
Trainee Solicitor
“LEADING, MAGIC CIRCLE LAW FIRM.”
Mr Justice Coleridge
Andrew joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme.
Trainee Solicitor
“LEADING, MAGIC CIRCLE LAW FIRM.”
Mr Justice Coleridge
Evie joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme.
Trainee Solicitor
“LEADING, MAGIC CIRCLE LAW FIRM.”
Mr Justice Coleridge
Danika joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme.
Trainee Solicitor
“LEADING, MAGIC CIRCLE LAW FIRM.”
Mr Justice Coleridge
Amy joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme.
Trainee Solicitor
“LEADING, MAGIC CIRCLE LAW FIRM.”
Mr Justice Coleridge
Anna joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme.
Trainee Solicitor
“LEADING, MAGIC CIRCLE LAW FIRM.”
Mr Justice Coleridge
Hania joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme.
Trainee Solicitor
“LEADING, MAGIC CIRCLE LAW FIRM.”
Mr Justice Coleridge
Alice joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme.
Trainee Solicitor
“LEADING, MAGIC CIRCLE LAW FIRM.”
Mr Justice Coleridge
Avigail joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme.
Paralegal
“LEADING, MAGIC CIRCLE LAW FIRM.”
Mr Justice Coleridge
Kate joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme.
Paralegal
“LEADING, MAGIC CIRCLE LAW FIRM.”
Mr Justice Coleridge
Sophie joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme.