Emma Facey
UK Guide 2025
Star Associates : Charities: Legacy Disputes
Star Associates
About
Provided by Emma Facey
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
UK
Emma Facey is based in the Exeter region and is a legal director at Foot Anstey. She is valued by clients for her support on legacy administration matters and disputes.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"With a really deep knowledge of charities and what they need, Emma's advice is always spot on."
"Emma provides exceptional advice with a practical approach. She is a pleasure to work with."
"With a really deep knowledge of charities and what they need, Emma's advice is always spot on."
"Emma provides exceptional advice with a practical approach. She is a pleasure to work with."