Solicitors' computer error leaves estranged couple officially DIVORCED - and ... trends now
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A couple found themselves being erroneously divorced after lawyers entered the wrong details into an online system - but the judge has refused to overturn the decision.
Known as 'Mr and Mrs Williams' in High Court proceedings, the couple had been married for 21 years before separating at the beginning of last year and were in the throes of negotiating finances when the mistake occurred.
Solicitors at Vardags, who were representing the wife, had wanted to apply for a final order of divorce for a different client, but incorrectly opened the electronic case file for the Williamses instead, The Times reports.
The firm was founded by Ayesha Vardag, dubbed the 'Diva of divorce', who has acted for
