Law, crime and regulation
Legal cases, stolen art, regulation and tax issues remain important part of the art and antiques sector.
This category ranges from the levy of the Artist’s Resale Right to controversies over fakes and forgeries.
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Legal bid to stop Ivory Act fails – but dealers and collectors are considering an appeal
05 November 2019A High Court challenge by dealers and collectors to a new UK law ushering in a near-total ban on the antique ivory has failed, but an appeal is possible.
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Family reunited with medals after ATG appeal
04 November 2019Rare medals stolen from a car and found discarded in a park 10 months later have been reunited with their owner thanks to an ATG news story.
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Golden toilet theft arrests
04 November 2019Arrests have been made in relation to the theft of a solid 18ct gold toilet by artist Maurizio Cattelan.
French auction reform closer to reality as bill passes through Paris’ Senate
01 November 2019A draft bill recommending further reform to the French auction system has passed through the Senate in Paris.
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Plea to trade for help to find stolen colourist painting
29 October 2019A painting by British colourist Jeffrey Pratt (b.1940) was stolen from a private home in Surrey while the owners were away.
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Spate of south London cattle and horse trough thefts rises to four
22 October 2019Local community groups across south London are calling on the antiques trade to be alert to Victorian animal troughs that have been stolen from four sites this autumn.
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Trade asked to help track down stolen jewellery from London home
22 October 2019A collection of jewellery has been stolen from a London home and the family who owns them is hoping a member of the trade may spot one of the items if they are offered to them.
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Ivory Act: expect result of court review next month
21 October 2019Dealers and collectors who last week brought a judicial review of the Ivory Act 2018 must wait until November for judgment in the case.
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Export block for £3.5m Wright of Derby picture bought by Getty museum
17 October 2019The government is hoping to find a buyer to pay £3.5m to keep an 18th century picture by Joseph Wright of Derby in the UK.
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High Court ivory act case: 'no need to prove causal link between trade in antiques and modern ivory poaching'
17 October 2019The government does not have to “show a causal connection” between the UK’s trade in antique ivory and the poaching of modern ivory, a barrister representing DEFRA said in court today.
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Art and antiques dealers take government to court over Ivory Act
16 October 2019“No reputable dealer wants to see elephants dead” was among the opening remarks by the QC acting for a group of dealers and collectors challenging the Ivory Act 2018, at the High Court today.
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Revised anti-money laundering rules: five tips for auctioneers at the NAVA Forum
15 October 2019A change to EU law, requiring auction houses, dealers and agents in art and antiques to carry out checks on transactions and customers, will come into force in January 2020 – regardless of Brexit.
ATG letter: When is a sale not a sale?
14 October 2019MADAM – It’s good to see the Irish applying ARR as it was intended ie the seller pays and no charge on estate sales (ATG No 2409).
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Missing painting by John Lavery discovered by Dublin auctioneer Whyte's
04 October 2019A painting by Sir John Lavery (1856-1941) consigned to Irish auctioneer Whyte’s by a man in Lancashire, has been identified as having been stolen 25 years ago from a British public school.
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Bristol University to buy judge's copy of 'Lady Chatterley’s Lover' from famous obscenity trial
02 October 2019Fundraising led by writers’ association English PEN has helped save for the nation the judge’s annotated copy of 'Lady Chatterley’s Lover'.
A lawyer writes: Sort out the paperwork to avoid years of stress
30 September 2019Property case also has lesson for the art trade when it comes to handshake deals
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South London pair jailed after selling £145,000 worth of antique ivory to overseas buyers on eBay
27 September 2019Two men from south London have been sentenced for selling antique ivory fans on eBay to buyers in China and the US. The items were illegally exported without the required export permits.
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Reward offered for return of antiques stolen from Sudeley Castle
26 September 2019The antiques trade has been asked to help spot antiques from Sudeley Castle in the Cotswolds near Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, which were stolen earlier this month.
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New guidance for jewellery dealers after hallmark launched for jewellery stamped outside UK by Birmingham Assay Office
26 September 2019The British Hallmarking Council has issued new guidance for jewellery dealers on articles hallmarked outside the UK by the Birmingham Assay Office.
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Call for antiques trade to help find stolen south London cattle troughs
25 September 2019A south London community is calling for the antiques trade to look out for a stolen cattle trough.
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