“Emma Nash combines exceptional strategic family law expertise with a genuinely human approach, guiding clients through complex international and high net worth disputes with clarity, compassion and strength. Her ability to balance technical precision with empathetic advocacy makes her a trusted adviser in the most sensitive family matters.”

Fantastic Lawyers® Editorial 2026

Emma Nash is a senior family lawyer specialising in complex divorce, international family law and child arrangements, with particular expertise in high net worth and cross-border disputes. She advises clients on sensitive and high-stakes family matters, combining strategic legal expertise with a deeply human approach.

What Emma Nash does

Emma advises clients across a broad range of family law matters, including:

• High net worth divorce and financial remedies
• International divorce and jurisdiction disputes
• Child arrangements and relocation cases
• International child abduction matters
• Cross-border family law disputes
• Strategic family litigation and solicitor advocacy

Her practice frequently involves complex international issues, significant family wealth and sensitive disputes involving children.

Why she stands out

Emma combines technical excellence with genuine empathy. Legal 500 has praised her as an “amazing solicitor in both domestic and international family law matters”, noting that she “sees the human in the case” and “pours her heart and soul into helping her clients”.

She is particularly recognised for her expertise in international family law, having acted in important reported jurisdiction and child abduction cases. As a solicitor advocate with Higher Rights of Audience, she can also represent clients directly in court.

Beyond client work, Emma is the founder of the Family Law Language Project, a campaign focused on improving understanding of family law and reducing unnecessary conflict through better communication.

Trust markers

• Senior Associate at Vardags
• Included in the Citywealth Top 75 Family Lawyers 2025
• Included in the Citywealth Top 25 Family Lawyers 2024
• Recommended family lawyer in Spears 500 since 2021
• Included in Citywealth Top 100 Private Client Lawyers 2021
• Judge in the British Family Law Awards 2024
• Judge in the Citywealth Future Leaders Awards 2023
• Citywealth Future Leaders Awards Partner of the Year (Bronze) 2022
• Higher Rights of Audience as a solicitor advocate
• Member of Resolution

Notable expertise

Emma has acted in significant reported cases involving international jurisdiction disputes and child abduction, including matters concerning England, Switzerland and cross-border child arrangements.

Her previous experience includes working at specialist international family law firms advising global high net worth families, as well as advising entrepreneurial and sports-related clients earlier in her career.

Media and thought leadership

Emma is a recognised commentator on family law issues, contributing to publications and broadcasters including The Times, Sky News, BBC Radio 4, The Independent, The Observer and Spear’s Wealth Magazine.

Her work reflects a wider commitment to shaping better family law outcomes, both inside and outside the courtroom.

Approach

Emma is known for combining strategic legal precision with compassion and clarity. She believes family law should not add unnecessary conflict, and works to help clients make confident, informed decisions during some of the most challenging periods of their lives.