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Divorce Team

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 Divorce & Family

Ayesha Vardag

Founder & President
“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 Vardags CEO

Stephen Bence

Chief Executive Officer
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

David Lister

Senior Partner - Divorce & Family
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),...
Emma Gill Regional Vardags Managing Partner Manchester Divorce & Family

Emma Gill

Regional Managing Partner - Head of Manchester
“Quite simply the best matrimonial lawyer in the North” (Legal 500), Regional Managing Partner Emma Gill is one of the few family lawyers outside London to...
Simon McKirgan Senior Partner Divorce Lawyer Vardags

Simon McKirgan

Senior Partner - Divorce & Family
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...
Annemarie Bradley Vardags Senior Partner Divorce & Family

Annemarie Bradley

Partner - Divorce & Family
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...
Katherine Danby Vardags Partner Head of Financial Forensics

Katharine Danby

Partner - Head of Financial Forensics
Katharine is a Partner and Head of the Financial Forensics team based in London. She works primarily in the tracing of assets.
Lucy Williams  Vardags Partner Divorce & Family

Lucy Bolton

Partner - Divorce & Family
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...
Ben Crowne Vardags Partner Financial Forensics

Ben Crowne

Partner - Valuations
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.
Gareth Curtis Vardags Partner Divorce & Family

Gareth Curtis

Partner - Divorce & Family
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...
Robert Hines

Robert Hines

Partner - Divorce & Family
Robert Hines is a Partner at Vardags, advising on all aspects of family law particularly cases involving contentious or strategic planning elements. Robert has...
Amie Pine

Amie Pine

Partner - Divorce & Family
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...
Nicola Jones

Nicola Jones

Partner - Divorce & Family
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...
Nicola Hale Vardags Senior Associate Divorce & Family

Nicola Corrie

Senior Associate
Nikki already has a wealth of experience as a Senior Associate, with ten years’ exclusive focus on family law. She is a well-respected family law practitioner,...
Reece Johnson Vardags Associate

Reece Johnson

Senior Associate
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...
Kate Kempster Vardags Associate Family

Kate Kempster

Senior Associate
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...
Jennifer White

Jennifer White

Senior Associate*
Jennifer is a Senior Associate at Vardags, advising a wide range of clients on all aspects of divorce and family law, particularly complex financial matters with a...
Maria Fiorito Vardags Associate Family Law

Maria Fiorito

Associate - Dual Qualified (Italy)
Maria is an Italian Avvocato qualified to practise law in Italy and a solicitor qualified to practice law in England, and Wales, having successfully...
Natalie Bruce Vardags Associate Family Law

Natalie Bruce

Associate
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...
Tom Apthorp

Tom Apthorp

Associate
Tom is an Associate at Vardags. 
Hannah Best

Hannah Best

Associate
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

Ellie Hagan

Associate
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...
Emily White

Emily White

Associate
Emily is an Associate in our Divorce and Family Team in Manchester. She specialises in the full range of divorce and family matters, including those with an...
Tatiana Amdur

Tatiana Amdur

Associate
Tatiana is an Associate at Vardags, specialising in family finance matters. She has a broad base of clients, including ultra high net worth individuals and...
Tilley Schonell Vardags Associate Family & Divorce

Tilley Schonell

Associate*
Tilley is an Associate* within our divorce and family department, specialising across the full range of matters in this area, including those with an international element....
James Kinnely

James Kinnely

Associate*
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

Amelia Medina

Associate*
Amelia is an Associate at Vardags, specialising across the full range of matters in family and divorce, advising in particular on complex financial matters...
Liz Barrett

Liz Barrett

Associate
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 Hall

Hannah Hall

Associate*
Hannah joined Vardags in January 2024 as an Assistant Solicitor, before becoming an Associate in October 2024.   *Foreign Qualified, Admitted in Queensland,...
Faith Wylde

Faith Wylde

Associate
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...
Alice Stopford

Alice Stopford

Assistant Solicitor
Alice is an Assistant Solicitor at Vardags    
Charlotte Day Graduate Trainee Solicitor

Charlotte Day

Associate
Charlotte is an Associate at Vardags.
Jemima Kearney Graduate Trainee Solicitor

Jemima Kearney

Assistant Solicitor
Jemima is an Assistant Solicitor at Vardags
Michal Stepniak

Michal Stepniak

Assistant Solicitor
Michal is an Assistant Solicitor in our Family department with a focus on all aspects of private family law proceedings, including those relating to divorce and the...
Poopy Jones Graduate Trainee Solicitor

Poppy Jones

Assistant Solicitor
Poppy joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme. She qualified as a Solicitor in September 2024.
Jade Edement Solicitor

Jade Edment

Assistant Solicitor
Jade joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme. She qualified as a Solicitor in September 2024.
Sophie Steyn Solicitor

Sophie Steyn

Assistant Solicitor
Sophie joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme. She qualified as a Solicitor in September 2024.
Claire Dowdall Graduate Trainee Solicitor

Claire Dowdall

Assistant Solicitor
Claire joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme. She qualified as a Solicitor in September 2024.
Alex Hughes

Alex Hughes

Trainee Solicitor
Alex joined the graduate trainee programme in September 2023 having previously worked in as a finance and office assistant. 
Mia Cooman

Mia Cooman

Trainee Solicitor
Mia became a graduate trainee in September 2023 having previously joined Vardags as a Client Relations Specialist. She has garnered 10 years of experience providing...
Emmanuelle Nemorin Graduate Trainee Solicitor

Emmanuelle Nemorin

Trainee Solicitor
Emmanuelle joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme. She is currently working in the compliance department. 
Ella Perry

Ella Perry

Trainee Solicitor
Ella joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme.
Josie Campbell

Josie Campbell

Trainee Solicitor
Josie became a graduate trainee in Spetember 2023 having previously joined Vardags in June 2020 as a Journalist and Content Creation Specialist.
Alexandra Lindsay-Black

Alexandra Lindsay-Black

Trainee Solicitor
Alexandra joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme.
Rosie Maclean-Bather

Rosie Maclean-Bather

Trainee Solicitor
Rosie joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme. Her current seat is within the compliance department.
Annabel Rand

Annabel Rand

Trainee Solicitor
Annabel joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme. She is currently working in the financial forensics department.
Helena Snider

Helena Snider

Trainee Solicitor
Helena joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme.
Alicia Fernandez Fontalba

Alicia Fernandez Fontalba

Trainee Solicitor
Alicia joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme.
Nadia Szumiło

Nadia Szumiło

Trainee Solicitor
Nadia joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme. Her current seat is within the Debt Recovery department.