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Emma Facey

UK 2026

Foot Anstey LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Charities: Legacy Disputes

UK-wide

5 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Emma advises charities on a range of legacy related matters. The majority of her work involves advising charities that have been left a gift in a will or trust and ensuring that they get to use the money for their purposes and objectives. She uses proactive, pragmatic thinking to unpick complicated scenarios to enable a release of cash allowing clients to fund their charitable objectives, such work relates to both legacy disputes and legacy administration. She works closely with the firm’s dispute resolution, private wealth and mental capacity teams to provide a seamless service to clients.

Emma acts for charities when a dispute or complex issue arises and the charity requires advice on its position as Executor/Trustee and/or Beneficiary.

Emma also acts for charities as a legacy consultant undertaking legacy administration. Emma gained invaluable experience working in-house on secondment with national charities as such Scope, National Trust and Save the Children. This experience enables her to provide solution focused advice understanding the clients’ needs.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Charities: Legacy Disputes - UK-wide

Star Associates

Individual Editorial

Emma Facey is based in the Exeter region and is a principal director at Foot Anstey. She is valued by clients for her support on legacy administration matters and disputes.

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Strengths

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Emma is a pleasure to work with. She provides excellent, pragmatic advice.
Charities: Legacy DisputesChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
I have worked with Emma on a few matters and she is very knowledgeable with a particular strength in considering strategy and able to clearly express the client's priorities.
Charities: Legacy DisputesChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
Emma is the main person nurturing client relationships and making sure everything is running smoothly. She is very solution focused which is good and always keen to help and collaborate.
Charities: Legacy DisputesChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
Emma is so friendly and approachable. Her knowledge is incredible when it comes to charity law, her knowledge of the sector as a whole is impressive.
Charities: Legacy DisputesChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
Emma Facey has got that efficiency about her. She wants everything to be going really well, she listens to us and understands us. She is very keen to keep clients happy.
Charities: Legacy DisputesChambers Guide to the Legal Profession