The Fall of the House of Byron: Scandal and Seduction in Georgian England

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Her particular areas of expertise include unlocking wealth concealed in business assets, or protecting wealth that is exposed, from undue risk. With Emily on your side you feel as if you have an advantage over the other side even before the case begins. Her excellent judgement together with her first class skill in putting clients at their ease makes for a formidable combination that puts her in a class of her own.

She has worked on a number of ground-breaking cases including Radmacher v Granatino (concerning a German prenuptial contract), Prest v Petrodel (piercing the corporate veil) and Young v Young (involving complex financial structures, asset tracing, non-disclosure and enforcement).Her most recent book The Fall of the House of Byron (John Murray, 2020) was selected as BBC Radio 4's Book of the Week, a Sunday Times, M ail on Sunday and BBC History Magazine Book of the Year and shortlisted for the 2020 Elma Dangerfield Prize. She earns and retains her clients total trust through a mixture of hard work, commitment and results.

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In The Fall of the House of Byron, historian Emily Brand traces the history of Byron’s ancestors in the eighteenth century, focusing primarily on the generation of William, 5th Baron Byron (the poet’s great-uncle) and his siblings. Sarah Dent is currently studying for an MA in Literature of the Romantic Period at the University of York, specialising in the lives and work of the second generation.But only a few decades later, at the end of the century, the building had become a crumbling and ill-cared-for ruin. His family, he would come to learn, had in recent decades become known for almost unfathomable levels of scandal and impropriety, from elopement, murder, and kidnapping to adultery, coercion, and thrilling near-death naval experiences.

He is seeking to resist the wife’s claims to fifty per cent of the assets on the basis of special contribution and pre-marital intellectual property rights. We use Google Analytics to see what pages are most visited, and where in the world visitors are visiting from. Having worked on the ground-breaking case of Radmacher v Granatino (concerning a German prenuptial contract), she has unique expertise in restricting access to wealth (via nuptial agreements) or unlocking it.The Fall of the House of Byron follows the fates of Lord Byron’s ancestors over three generations in a drama that begins in rural Nottinghamshire and plays out in the gentlemans’ clubs of Georgian London, amid tempests on far-flung seas, and in the glamour of pre-revolutionary France. If you would like to say hello or ask about Emily's existing work, and for enquiries about public talks or consulting, please use the form below.