Legal Cases

Heavyweight court case of buyer and adviser underlines the possible disputes

Richard Beale, director of the London auction house Roma Numismatics, has pleaded guilty to a series of charges in connection with unlawful sales of ancient coins.

Do your forensic investigation before bidding to avoid nasty surprises

Richard Beale, the owner and managing director of London coin auction house Roma Numismatics, has been arrested in New York in connection with the sale of a record-breaking classical coin.

Art dealer Ivor Braka has agreed an out of court settlement to pay Artist’s Resale Right (ARR) royalties in the UK.

Final appeal court decision is now imminent in copyright conundrum

Two separate legal cases involving leading London art dealers have concluded in the High Court.

A man, who along with his father, stole valuable Chinese works of art from the home of an elderly Bedfordshire widow has been asked to pay back more than £200,000.

Focus on how judges assess when art and antiques cases need special evidence

Arguments surround time limits imposed on subsequent stolen goods claims

One of New York’s most prolific antiquities collectors has surrendered 180 ‘looted’ items from his collection and been barred for life from acquiring antiquities again.

A lawyer writes: Leaving client checks to others as an art market participant can be tricky

Two Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) drawings created national news last week as Christie’s posted a record for a sketch by the great master in London while a court in Paris is to determine whether another can be legally exported from France.

“We want art and antiques galleries to know that this area is now affordable," says dealer S Franses after High Court victory