UK couple divorced after law firm blunder: report

Couple’s divorce ends early due to clerical error (representative)

An unfortunate mix-up at a London law firm leads to an unexpected divorce for an estranged couple. The couple, known in court as Mr. and Mrs. Williams, have been married for 21 years and are currently negotiating a separation.

However, their divorce was finalized prematurely due to a clerical error, The Daily Telegraph reported.

The incident occurred when an attorney at the Vardagos Law Firm representing the wife mistakenly filed a final divorce order for the Williamses while working on documents for another client. Vardags was reportedly founded by Ayesha Vardag and has represented many high-profile clients.

The divorce application was approved within 21 minutes, and the error was discovered days later. The judge in charge of the case said the mistake was irreversible and led to the couple’s divorce.

Mrs Williams tried to undo her unexpected divorce, but her efforts were quickly rejected by the President of the Family Court, Sir Andrew MacFarlane. He believed in respecting “the certainty and finality that a divorce order brings and maintaining the status quo it establishes.”

Ayesha Vardag, nicknamed the “Divorce Diva”, said of the ruling: “This is a bad decision. The state should not divorce people because of clerical errors. The divorcee must have intention, because intention Principles are the basis of justice in our legal system. When a mistake is brought to the attention of a court and everyone accepts that a mistake has been made, it must clearly be quashed.”

“We heard from court staff that this was happening quite often in the new online system and that it should have been fixed as usual. But here the husband inexplicably filed an objection and the judge actually made it,’ the computer said No, you’re divorced’ decision,” she said.

“I believe this judgment will be overturned in the High Court but in reality the result is that the wife who wanted a divorce got it, why would it be worth it in this case? What this means is that, as we currently have the law, you can Divorcing over an error in the online system is wrong, unwise and unjust.”