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Overview
Emily is a London-based Associate in the Litigation, Arbitration & Dispute Resolution team, specialising in contentious trusts and probate. Emily advises beneficiaries, trustees, executors and charities on complex domestic and offshore disputes. Emily is known for her pragmatic, sensible and solution-focused approach, providing clear guidance in sensitive and high-value matters. Her expertise includes inheritance disputes, trust litigation and Court of Protection proceedings. She is recognised for her growing reputation in private client disputes.
Expertise
Emily specialises in:
- Ultra high value domestic and offshore trusts litigation.
- Will validity challenges, including testamentary capacity and undue influence
- Claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975
- Trustee and executor disputes
- Proprietary estoppel claims
- Charitable legacy disputes
- Applications for relief from forfeiture
- Court of Protection proceedings
Reported Cases
- Successfully negotiating settlement for the applicant in proceedings under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975.
- Acting in a contested claim to substitute a personal representative of a multi-million-pound UK estate including an application to access property to preserve estate assets
Qualifications & Accreditations
Emily qualified as a solicitor in March 2023 and joined Payne Hicks Beach in 2025. She is a member of ConTrA and has completed the ACTAPS course. Emily sits on the Next Generation Committee for the National Association of Independent Administrators and hosts events for the Private Client Network.
Awards & Accolades
- Emily is recognised in Legal 500 2027. “Emily Peacock is a star of the future. Amazingly efficient, Emily adds real value.”
- Emily is recognised in Legal 500 as a “very capable and experienced specialist contentious trusts and estate [litigator]” who is “pragmatic and sensible to work alongside”. This endorsement reflects her strong technical expertise and growing reputation in contentious probate and trust disputes, particularly in complex and sensitive private client matters.
